{"id":48173,"date":"2023-06-28T06:01:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T04:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:56:10","slug":"drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Drugs, firearm confiscated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Drugs, firearm confiscated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drugs, firearm confiscated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":48175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"92dc5fa6-0959-4006-8709-322de2c4351c","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-48173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Drugs, firearm confiscated | Hermanus Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Drugs, firearm confiscated\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Drugs, firearm confiscated\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hermanus Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hermanustimes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-28T04:01:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-20T02:56:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/eeb9c0696d2b4477be8161ff90eac2a8.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"780\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1040\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hermanus Times\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@hermanustimes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@hermanustimes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hermanus Times\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hermanus Times\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/abcd9acda33cdec0bc660a6350624833\"},\"headline\":\"Drugs, firearm confiscated\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-28T04:01:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-20T02:56:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":6,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/eeb9c0696d2b4477be8161ff90eac2a8.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2023\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Drugs, firearm confiscated | Hermanus Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/eeb9c0696d2b4477be8161ff90eac2a8.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-28T04:01:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-20T02:56:10+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/eeb9c0696d2b4477be8161ff90eac2a8.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/eeb9c0696d2b4477be8161ff90eac2a8.jpeg\",\"width\":780,\"height\":1040,\"caption\":\"Swift reaction to a tip-off paid off when members of the Hermanus police confiscated a firearm, ammunition and drugs. Captain Fadila September, spokesperson for the Hermanus police, reported that officers received information about a firearm at a premises in Tsandu Street, Zwelihle on Thursday 23 June at approximately 13:00. \u201cThey searched the premises and confiscated a .38 Special Taurus revolver with the serial number filed off, six rounds and one imitation toy gun,\u201d September stated. \u201cThey also confiscated cash, 45 ecstasy tablets and 59 bankies of dagga found on the premises. Two men, aged 37 and 61, were arrested on charges of the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, the possession of ecstacy and the possession of dagga.\u201d Lieutenant-Colonel Desmond Fortuin, head of the Hermanus Vispol Unit, commended the officials for their good work and dedication to remove illicit firearms and drugs from the streets to ensure safer communities. He confirmed the firearm will be sent for ballistic testing.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Drugs, firearm confiscated\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hermanus Times\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Hermanus Times\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/hermanus-times-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/hermanus-times-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Hermanus Times\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/hermanustimes\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/hermanustimes\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/hermanus-times\\\/\"],\"description\":\"Hermanus Times is the oldest newspaper in the region and the heartbeat of the Overberg. Since its first edition in 1949 the then-named Hermanus News has grown with local residents and made its mark as a trusted source in the local, social, economic and political fields. With more than 500 distribution points in the circulation area, this free weekly newspaper is available in Hermanus, Kleinmond, Betty\u2019s Bay, Pringle Bay, Grabouw, Villiersdorp, Bot River, Greyton, Myddleton, Tesselaarsdal, Riviersonderend, Caledon, Napier, Bredasdorp, Elim, Gansbaai, Pearly Beach and Stanford. The bilingual readership consists of people from all races and age groups, and serves the LSM market from 1 to 10.\",\"email\":\"hermanustimes@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"+27283123717\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/abcd9acda33cdec0bc660a6350624833\",\"name\":\"Hermanus Times\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/605c452cafb9158f893d9f37c5a74a6e9bcf73ff8fbb89bd33507380771ea99d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/605c452cafb9158f893d9f37c5a74a6e9bcf73ff8fbb89bd33507380771ea99d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/605c452cafb9158f893d9f37c5a74a6e9bcf73ff8fbb89bd33507380771ea99d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Hermanus Times\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/hermanustimes\\\/author\\\/hermanustimes\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Drugs, firearm confiscated | Hermanus Times","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Drugs, firearm confiscated","og_description":"Drugs, firearm confiscated","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/","og_site_name":"Hermanus Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hermanustimes","article_published_time":"2023-06-28T04:01:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-20T02:56:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":780,"height":1040,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/eeb9c0696d2b4477be8161ff90eac2a8.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hermanus Times","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@hermanustimes","twitter_site":"@hermanustimes","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hermanus Times"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/"},"author":{"name":"Hermanus Times","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/#\/schema\/person\/abcd9acda33cdec0bc660a6350624833"},"headline":"Drugs, firearm confiscated","datePublished":"2023-06-28T04:01:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-20T02:56:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/"},"wordCount":6,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/eeb9c0696d2b4477be8161ff90eac2a8.jpeg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2023","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/","name":"Drugs, firearm confiscated | Hermanus Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/eeb9c0696d2b4477be8161ff90eac2a8.jpeg","datePublished":"2023-06-28T04:01:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-20T02:56:10+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/eeb9c0696d2b4477be8161ff90eac2a8.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/eeb9c0696d2b4477be8161ff90eac2a8.jpeg","width":780,"height":1040,"caption":"Swift reaction to a tip-off paid off when members of the Hermanus police confiscated a firearm, ammunition and drugs. Captain Fadila September, spokesperson for the Hermanus police, reported that officers received information about a firearm at a premises in Tsandu Street, Zwelihle on Thursday 23 June at approximately 13:00. \u201cThey searched the premises and confiscated a .38 Special Taurus revolver with the serial number filed off, six rounds and one imitation toy gun,\u201d September stated. \u201cThey also confiscated cash, 45 ecstasy tablets and 59 bankies of dagga found on the premises. Two men, aged 37 and 61, were arrested on charges of the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, the possession of ecstacy and the possession of dagga.\u201d Lieutenant-Colonel Desmond Fortuin, head of the Hermanus Vispol Unit, commended the officials for their good work and dedication to remove illicit firearms and drugs from the streets to ensure safer communities. He confirmed the firearm will be sent for ballistic testing."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-firearm-confiscated-20230627-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Drugs, firearm confiscated"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/","name":"Hermanus Times","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/#organization","name":"Hermanus Times","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hermanus-times-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/hermanus-times-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Hermanus Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hermanustimes","https:\/\/x.com\/hermanustimes","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/hermanus-times\/"],"description":"Hermanus Times is the oldest newspaper in the region and the heartbeat of the Overberg. Since its first edition in 1949 the then-named Hermanus News has grown with local residents and made its mark as a trusted source in the local, social, economic and political fields. With more than 500 distribution points in the circulation area, this free weekly newspaper is available in Hermanus, Kleinmond, Betty\u2019s Bay, Pringle Bay, Grabouw, Villiersdorp, Bot River, Greyton, Myddleton, Tesselaarsdal, Riviersonderend, Caledon, Napier, Bredasdorp, Elim, Gansbaai, Pearly Beach and Stanford. The bilingual readership consists of people from all races and age groups, and serves the LSM market from 1 to 10.","email":"hermanustimes@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"+27283123717","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/#\/schema\/person\/abcd9acda33cdec0bc660a6350624833","name":"Hermanus Times","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/605c452cafb9158f893d9f37c5a74a6e9bcf73ff8fbb89bd33507380771ea99d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/605c452cafb9158f893d9f37c5a74a6e9bcf73ff8fbb89bd33507380771ea99d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/605c452cafb9158f893d9f37c5a74a6e9bcf73ff8fbb89bd33507380771ea99d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Hermanus Times"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/author\/hermanustimes\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/eeb9c0696d2b4477be8161ff90eac2a8.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45842,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/guns-ammo-drugs-seized-20240430-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":48173,"position":0},"title":"Guns, ammo, drugs seized","author":"Hermanus Times","date":"1 May 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Ongoing efforts by the police in the Overberg District bore fruit as a number of firearms and large amounts of drugs were taken off the streets during various operations.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cd4ae68230804d77bdee21969efd701b.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cd4ae68230804d77bdee21969efd701b.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cd4ae68230804d77bdee21969efd701b.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cd4ae68230804d77bdee21969efd701b.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48014,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/rural-safety-unit-nets-drugs-unlicensed-firearm-20230710-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":48173,"position":1},"title":"Rural Safety Unit nets drugs, unlicensed firearm","author":"Hermanus Times","date":"12 July 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Overstrand K9 and Rural Safety Unit once again made major breakthroughs in the fight against crime.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0600f60e935d431ea52d83ff12fc9e4d.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0600f60e935d431ea52d83ff12fc9e4d.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0600f60e935d431ea52d83ff12fc9e4d.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51487,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-worth-r20k-confiscated-two-arrested-20220411-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":48173,"position":2},"title":"Drugs worth R20k confiscated, two arrested","author":"Hermanus Times","date":"13 April 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Drugs worth R20k confiscated, two arrested","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6e7fef0a3d3b484aa8bf29cab0e09bb4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6e7fef0a3d3b484aa8bf29cab0e09bb4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6e7fef0a3d3b484aa8bf29cab0e09bb4.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6e7fef0a3d3b484aa8bf29cab0e09bb4.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47454,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/r-40-000s-drugs-confiscated-near-napier-20230919-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":48173,"position":3},"title":"R 40 000\u2019s drugs confiscated near Napier","author":"Hermanus Times","date":"20 September 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Napier Police dealt drug dealing a huge blow when they confiscated more than 1 000 Mandrax tablets over the weekend.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/82c6822911e64f73b8eed751c65ad802.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/82c6822911e64f73b8eed751c65ad802.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/82c6822911e64f73b8eed751c65ad802.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/82c6822911e64f73b8eed751c65ad802.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46766,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/drugs-confiscated-20240116-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":48173,"position":4},"title":"Drugs confiscated","author":"Hermanus Times","date":"17 January 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Drugs worth more than half a million rand were confiscated in a joint operation among various law-enforcement agencies in the Overstrand.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e4939dbf47ce4373b43942584a041741.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e4939dbf47ce4373b43942584a041741.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e4939dbf47ce4373b43942584a041741.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44060,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/woman-found-with-illegal-firearm-and-ammunition-20241203-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":48173,"position":5},"title":"Woman found with illegal firearm and ammunition","author":"Hermanus Times","date":"4 December 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"In their efforts to deal with serious and violent crimes Gansbaai police officers recovered a firearm with ammunition and drugs.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/88b9a49fc381477d990268623632c43f.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/88b9a49fc381477d990268623632c43f.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/88b9a49fc381477d990268623632c43f.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/88b9a49fc381477d990268623632c43f.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/88b9a49fc381477d990268623632c43f.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Hermanus Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48173"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=48173"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=48173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}