A 38-year-old man is expected to appear in the White River Magistrate’s Court today, facing charges of the possession of suspected drugs.
His court appearance follows his arrest in Hazyview recently.
A statement by a provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, said that information was received regarding a person in possession of suspected drugs.
Mohala said a team consisting of members from Tactical Response Team (TRT) in Pienaar, the Provincial Crime Intelligence Gathering unit and their counterparts from Vehicle Investigation Section, proceeded to a house in Numbi Park near Hazyview on November 25.
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The team found a man in one of the rented rooms in the house and then searched the room where they found substances which are suspected to be drugs wrapped in small plastic bags. The street value of the substances is yet to be determined.
Meanwhile, in the early hours of Friday, three men between the ages of 34 and 38 were arrested in Chrissiesmeer near Ermelo with six bags of dagga.
Mohala said Chrissiesmeer police had been patrolling the N17 between Chrissiesmeer and Warburton when they stopped an NP200 Nissan bakkie with three occupants.
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“A search was conducted in which six bags filled with dagga weighing at about 82.70kg were found hidden inside the said car. The estimated street value of the dagga is about R120 000.”
He said the trio has already appeared in the Ermelo Magistrate’s Court and have been identified as Mcebo Mkhotha (38), Mphumelele Dlamini (34) and Mabandla Dlamini (38).
The matter was postponed to this Tuesday, November 29, for a formal bail application. They have been remanded in custody.
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