While on a recent patrol in Blackwood Road, in Primrose, officers from the Benoni K9 Unit noticed a man acting suspiciously.
“The 29-year-old accused was seen standing against a wall,” said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.
Officers stopped and asked to search him.
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“Two plastic bags, containing a substance believed to be drugs, were found in the suspect’s possession,” said Maome.
The man was arrested and taken to the Primrose Police Station, where he was formally charged with drug possession.
He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trials.
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