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Two suspected drug traffickers were nabbed with a consignment of mandrax tablets worth around R170 000 in Cookhouse on February 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli, it is alleged that on February 2, at about 23:00, members from the Cookhouse SAPS Highway Patrol were busy with a vehicle checkpoint on the N10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stated that moments later, a white Opel Corsa bakkie with two occupants was pulled off the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nkohli mentioned that during a routine search, the police recovered a consignment of mandrax tablets stashed inside a compartment of a side panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the two men, aged 30 and 31, were arrested and are due to appear in court soon on charges of dealing in illicit drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drugs worth R170 000.<\/div>\n
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The police recovered a consignment of mandrax tablets stashed inside a compartment of a side panel.<\/div>\n
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Two suspects were arrested and are due to appear in court soon on charges of dealing in illicit drugs.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe N10 in the Eastern Cape is becoming a nightmare route for drug traffickers, including abalone poachers, as the Cookhouse SAPS Highway Patrol team is causing a significant impact on syndicates involved in illicit drug dealing,\u201d said Nkohli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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