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Newcastle K9 Unit recover 24 stolen batteries and 44 mandrax tablets
On October 11, members arrested a suspect at Newcastle Taxi City and recovered a total of 44 mandrax tablets.
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Members of the Newcastle K9 Unit; Warrant Officer Dlomo, Sergeant Thusi, Constables Nkabinde and Ngcobo acted on information on October 6, about a vehicle transporting stolen tower batteries en route to Gauteng along the R34.
The information led to the arrest of one suspect, and the recovery of 24 tower batteries.
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On October 11, members also arrested a suspect at Newcastle Taxi City, and a total of 44 mandrax tablets was recovered.
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