The Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga has applauded the arrest of a drug peddler by police during sunrise this morning, 30 September 2018.
It is alleged that on Sunday, 30 September 2018 at about 05:00 the Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit, Crime Intelligence and SAPS Kabega Park members swooped in on a house in Begonia Street in Linton Grange, Port Elizabeth. Acting on information received, a search warrant was obtained and the house was searched. A total of wenty six thousand (26 000) mandrax tablets was found in a suitcase and in 2 sports bags in a flat let joining the house. A 49-year-old man was arrested and detained on a charge of dealing in drugs. The estimated street value of the drugs is R1, 560 000.
The suspect will appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, 01 October 2018.
The Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Ntshinga emphasised that ‘arresting these peddlers is important but we cannot overlook the even greater need to arrest and shut down the manufacturers and suppliers. We, the SAPS will continue in our endeavours to cripple the drug trade that is destroying the lives of innocent young people.’
