PORT ELIZABETH – Safer festive season operations across Nelson Mandela Bay Metro is yielding positive results and drug pedlars are warned that law enforcement officers will be coming down ‘ hard and fast’ on them.<\/p>\n
In an intelligence led operation, a 37-year-old Bethelsdorp woman was arrested during the early hours of this morning, 14 December 2019, for dealing in drugs. A search warrant was executed at her Pincushion Street house in Ext 31 in Bethelsdorp.<\/p>\n
The following amount of drugs were seized:<\/p>\n
197 mandrax tablets<\/p>\n
4 packets of cocaine weighing 78,5g<\/p>\n
Khat (5,5g)<\/p>\n
Over R31 000 cash<\/p>\n
Two firearms (.38 special and a 9mm pistol) and a cellphone belonging to the accused person was also confiscated. An enquiry docket was opened in relation to the firearms.<\/p>\n
The estimated street value of the drugs is R10 300.<\/p>\n
In other operations across the metro, also intelligence driven, a 40-year-old woman was arrested in Hlahala Street in Ikamvelihle for dealing in drugs. Small amount of tik, dagga and some cash was confiscated.<\/p>\n
Multi-disciplinary focussed driven operations are conducted on a 24 hour basis across the metro and lawbreakers are warned that there will be no mercy or sympathy for them during this festive season. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Police Service<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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