Provincial Drug Unit continues to place drug dealers behind bars

From yesterday morning until the afternoon, the police officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit acted on intelligence about a suspect who is operating a drug lab on Anton Lembede Street.

The team proceeded to the building and a sting operation was conducted where drugs were being packaged, destined for dealers in the Durban area. Police officers pounced on the suspect who was in a flat.

Upon searching the flat, police discovered a large amount of clear sealed straws containing heroin powder, a green plastic loop containing heroin, a large amount of loose heroin powder, plastic cut packaging material, a sealer machine, and other items.

Further investigation was conducted at another flat where two safes were found containing cash and heroin. The safe contained a digital scale, 495 green plastic loops of heroin as well as heroin. Cash of R65 673-00 was also seized by police.

The estimated street value of the recovered drugs is R400 000-00. A 26-year-old suspect was arrested for possession and dealing in drugs. He is appearing before the Durban Magistrates Court today.

The Acting Provincial Commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal, Major General Thulani Gonya is pleased with the recent recoveries and the number of arrests on drug-related cases made by the Provincial Drug and Firearms.