POLOKWANE – Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mamphaswa Seabi said the police are not neccessarily saying Bendor has become a hotspot for drugs, but did note a surge in drug dealers in the city of Polokwane.
Seabi responded to a media query by the Polokwane Observer following the seperate arrests of two men in the area during ongoing weekly operations by Limpopo police.
A man was arrested at Cycad Centre recently in posession of rock and crystal meth.
Seabi said members of the Limpopo Highway Patrol Team were conducting patrol duties when they spotted a suspicious vehicle at the centre.
“Police requested permission to search the vehicle and during the search, drugs with an estimated street value of R10 000 was discovered. The suspect was immediately arrested for being in possession and dealing drugs,” he said.
Meanwhile, patrols in the Bendor area led to the arrest of another man for being in possession of drugs.
Seabi said police found the vehicle loaded with cat and crystal meth valued at R9 000 and the suspect was arrested.
The suspects were two of 1 559 suspects arrested for various offences in the province.
“We have definitely seen a surge in drug dealers in the city and we have increased our visibility which has resulted in many arrests. This is also based on information received by the community,” he told the Observer.
Seabi said the police work hand-in-hand with the community and arrests like these would not occur without tip-off’s from residents.
In September, a foreign national was arrested for dealing nyaope in Bendor.
At the time, the man was found in possession of nyaope with an estimated street value of R20 000. It was concealed a vehicle parked at the gate of a security village.
Read more: Foreign national arrested for dealing nyaope in Bendor
Earlier this year, R4.2m worth of drugs were confiscated in a Thornhill drug bust where Heroin and crystal meth were found.
A man and a woman were arrested.
Read more: R4.2m worth of drugs confiscated in Thornhill drug bust
The provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe said the recent arrests will ensure the mushrooming of criminal activities across the province and safety for all the inhabitants.
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