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Police arrested two suspects at different locations on drug dealing charges on Sunday 19 March. Lieutenant-Colonel Winston Coetzee, commander of the Gansbaai Police Station, reported that police officers were executing a search warrant at a location in Leeubekkie Street, Blompark when they arrested the first suspect after they discovered 40 sachets of crystal meth (tik) and 18 Mandrax tablets at the premises. \u201cPaul Apple (21) was arrested on charges of dealing in crystal meth and Mandrax,\u201d Coetzee stated. The police then proceeded to another location in Masakhane, where they also executed a search warrant. At this address they confiscated seven sachets of tik and 18\u00be Mandrax tablets. Coetzee confirmed Siswe Maguga (34) was arrested on charges of dealing in crystal meth and Mandrax. 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