KENTON-ON-SEA – Two male suspects aged between 48 and 55 years old were arrested and a significant amount of mandrax tablets were confiscated following a police intelligence-driven operation.
SAPS spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy said according to police records, when an optimal operational opportunity was identified yesterday, 18 March, the Port Alfred Crime Intelligence Unit, in collaboration with the members attached to Makhanda K9 Unit, executed a tactical takedown operation in Marselle, Kenton-On-Sea.
“At the premises, identified as a storage location for illicit drugs, police arrested two male suspects for drugs dealing after two thousand and eighteen (2018) mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of more than R200,000 were found and confiscated,” he said.
McCarthy added that the suspects are due to appear before the Kenton-On-Sea Magistrate’s Court soon.
Acting Sarah Baartman District Commissioner Brigadier Asogran Naidoo commended the members involved for their hard work and dedication in dismantling these drug bases and bringing these dealers to justice.
“We are moving hard and fast against anyone engaged in the sale or abuse of illicit drugs. Drug dealers will find no hiding place,” Naidoo warned.
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