SUSPICIONS arose when two patrolling members from Wentworth SAPS noticed a man slip into a garage on 28 December.
W/O Craig Brigetta and Cst Thandi Ndlovu, stopped the vehicle and followed the suspicious-looking man and noticed two men sitting around a lit candle in the garage. W/O Brigetta pushed the door open and found the suspect lying on a sponge mattress.
“According to the officer, the man refused to get off the mattress. W/O Brigetta approached the man and lifted the mattress up,” said communications officer, Lt Mabaso Gumede. Hidden under the mattress was a packet containing 51 straws of suspected heroin. Loose coins, amounting to about R300 was also found, which is believed to be from drug sales.
The man was arrested and charged for possession of drugs and appeared in court on the same day. He was unable to meet bail requirements and was taken to Westville Prison until his next hearing on 4 Janaury.
The members were commended by Wentworth SAPS management for the swift arrest.
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