Dealer arrested in gun-for-drugs sting
A suspected drug dealer was arrested following a sting operation in Malvern on Wednesday.
![Metro Police and Marshall Security secured the arrest of a suspected drug dealer in a successful sting operation on Wednesday. PHOTO: Marshall Security.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2015/03/sting1.jpg)
SWIFTĀ actionĀ byĀ policeĀ andĀ aĀ privateĀ securityĀ companyĀ securedĀ theĀ arrestĀ ofĀ aĀ suspectedĀ drugĀ dealerĀ inĀ MalvernĀ onĀ Wednesday.
MarshallĀ SecurityĀ reportedĀ thatĀ itsĀ specialĀ operations team took part in a successful sting operation on Wednesday night in Malvern, which resulted in a suspected drug dealer being arrested.
TheĀ stingĀ operationĀ wasĀ setĀ upĀ inĀ collaborationĀ withĀ DurbanĀ MetroĀ Policeās K9 unit after they received information that an alleged drug dealer had received a firearm from someone in exchange for drugs.
AccordingĀ toĀ MarshallāsĀ TyronĀ Powell,Ā itĀ wasĀ discoveredĀ thatĀ theĀ personĀ whoĀ hadĀ suppliedĀ theĀ gunĀ toĀ theĀ drugĀ dealer
hadĀ stolenĀ theĀ firearmĀ fromĀ hisĀ grandfatherĀ toĀ exchangeĀ itĀ forĀ crackĀ cocaine.
WhenĀ confronted,Ā theĀ grandsonĀ confessedĀ thatĀ heĀ exchangedĀ theĀ gun forĀ drugs.
āTheĀ stingĀ operationĀ wasĀ thenĀ plannedĀ byĀ ourĀ SOT,Ā inĀ conjunctionĀ withĀ DurbanĀ MetroāsĀ K9Ā Unit,Ā byĀ settingĀ upĀ aĀ meetingĀ withĀ theĀ suspectĀ toĀ purchaseĀ theĀ gunĀ fromĀ him.Ā WhenĀ theĀ suspectĀ arrivedĀ atĀ theĀ agreed-uponĀ locationĀ inĀ MalvernĀ heĀ wasĀ apprehendedĀ andĀ foundĀ toĀ beĀ inĀ possessionĀ ofĀ drugsĀ andĀ theĀ missingĀ firearm,āPowellĀ added.
TheĀ manĀ wasĀ arrestedĀ andĀ takenĀ toĀ MalvernĀ PoliceĀ Station.