On Monday, 20 March 2023 a Vehicle Check Point was conducted on the Louisvaleweg road in Upington when a VW Polo passed through with one occupant.
The vehicle was searched and members found mandrax tablets in the vehicle with an estimated value of R101 200-00 stashed in the vehicle.
The 43-year-old driver was arrested and charged with dealing drugs and will be appearing in court soon.
As duties continued, additional information was received about a vehicle allegedly transporting drugs to Upington.
A follow-up was done by the members on these allegations and a dagga with the value of R 214 450-00 was found abandoned a few kilometers out of town, however, there was no arrest.
The police will continue to vigorously clamp down on drug trafficking in the Northern Cape.
Drugs nabbed during national shutdown operation https://t.co/5F71t7O9Wt#ArriveAlive #DrugsOffTheStreets #Operation @SAPoliceService pic.twitter.com/l087S0EJqE
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) March 21, 2023
