R1 million worth of drugs recovered in New Germany
A 59-year-old man (dealer) was arrested for producing and supplying various cannabis products.
DRUGS to the value of R1 million were recovered in an eThekwini Inner South Intelligence driven operation, together with Durban Organised Crime, Durban Metro Police and Shongweni K9, on Sunday, 15 January.
The team swooped on the 59-year-old dealer at his home in New Germany, Pinetown, where he was found in possession of 164.4 kilograms of higher grade dagga and 640 litres of benzine, which will be seized by Spiltec according to Priya Nunkumar, communications officer for eThekwini Inner South Cluster.
“An eight-hour operation led to the arrest of the drug dealer who had been producing and supplying various cannabis products from his Wehaus Street home. He has been charged for cultivation and distribution of dagga and will appear in Pinetown Magistrate Court today, (Monday, 16 January).
eThekwini Inner South Cluster commander, Major General Keerath Nunkumar commended eThekwini Inner South Intelligence and ‘those who worked the joint operation to successfully apprehend the drug dealer.
“We will be conducting numerous multi-disciplinary operations to successfully tackle drug dealing which is an ongoing problem within the eThekwini Inner South Region,” said Nunkumar.
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