Drugs worth thousands of rand were confiscated by members of the police last week.
- On Tuesday, 8 August, members of the Upington Border Police, Upington K9 unit, and Upington Vispol Police received and acted on information of drugs being sold at two locations in Pabalello, Upington.
The two premises were raided and three suspects, of which two are South African citizens and one a Nigerian national, were arrested for dealing in drugs.
Dagga with an estimated street value of R62 250 and tik with an estimated street value of R71 700 were seized.
- In another incident on Tuesday at around 13:00, members of the Kuruman Highway Patrol and Crime Prevention received information regarding a person who asked for a lift and who was possibly carrying a large amount of dagga in his luggage.
The description of the vehicle and suspect was provided and operationalised. At 15:15 the vehicle fitting the description was spotted along the N14 route, approaching Kuruman.
At a fuel station, the suspect matching the description exited the vehicle and removed two bags from the boot of the vehicle.
Said vehicle and the other two occupants were searched, with nothing illegal found on them.
The suspect was escorted to the police station where police members opened the bags and found dagga wrapped in black plastic bags. The suspect, a foreign national, was arrested and dagga with an estimated street value of R25 800 was seized.
Maj. Gen. Johnny Besnaar, John Taolo Gaetswe (JTG) district commissioner, commended the team for their vigilant response that led to the arrest of the suspect. Besnaar thanked the community for their involvement, and encouraged them to keep on working with the police in eradicating drugs from communities.
- On Saturday, 12 August, members of the police intercepted four armed robbery suspects and confiscated stolen cash and illegal firearms in the Steinkopf area.
Lt. Col Sergio Kock, police spokesperson, said this incident followed an alleged house robbery in Kleinzee during which an undisclosed amount of cash was allegedly stolen.
The swift response by members of the Springbok Public Order Policing and Springbok Highway Patrol unit led to the intercepting of four men after a white Suzuki vehicle was flagged down at the Steinkopf intersection on the R382 road.
The four men fled into the veld on foot. The police members ensued and arrested them. A 9 mm pistol, two blank firing pistols, ammunition, and a substantial amount of cash were found.
The suspects will be appearing in the Springbok Magistrates’ Court on charges of possession of suspected stolen goods and possession of illegal firearms and ammunition.
Brig. Schalk Andrews, Namakwa district commissioner, commended the police members for their vigilance and swift reaction that ensured the arrest of the armed and dangerous suspects.
Andrews said intensified blue light patrols will be enhanced on all major routes in the province to derail criminals from transporting drugs on the Northern Cape roads.
