Crime
Two appear in court for possession of drugs
Both suspects were remanded in custody and will appear in court next week.
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EMALAHLENI – Two men appeared in court yesterday charged with dealing in drugs on Monday in two separate incidents.
Reuben Malope (32)and Fransisco Azandro (38)both appeared in the Witbank Magistrate’s Court.
In the first incident, police officers were patrolling around the Witbank CBD when they spotted Malope. He was searched and found with 100 match boxes containing dagga worth R20 000 in street value.
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The second suspect, Fransisco Andrazo was arrested on Monday after he was found with 28 small bags of heroin, worth about R11 000 in street value.
The two suspects were remanded in custody and will appear in the same court next Tuesday for a formal bail application.