POLICE officers across the province arrested a total of 77 suspects for dealing in drugs or for being in possession of drugs at the weekend.
Provincial SAPS spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane said the SAPS had been working hard on clamping down on drug dens by conducting regular operations.
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“Various clusters embarked on operations to saturate crime hotspots in a multidisciplinary approach. Over the past weekend police officers swooped on notorious areas across the province and conducted searches. A total of 77 suspects were arrested for dealing in drugs or for being in possession of drugs.
“All the arrested suspects were placed before various courts in the province to answer to their charges. Police seized various quantities of drugs such as heroin, dagga, cocaine, mandrax, whoonga and crack cocaine. All the drugs will be forwarded to our Forensic Science Laboratory for further analysis as well as to be presented as evidence before our courts,” he said.
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