{"id":51498,"date":"2023-10-19T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T07:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/virginia-police-come-down-hard-on-suspected-drug-dealers-20231018-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:22:13","slug":"virginia-police-come-down-hard-on-suspected-drug-dealers-20231018-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/virginia-police-come-down-hard-on-suspected-drug-dealers-20231018-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia police come down hard on suspected drug dealers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Drug dealers were arrested in Thabong and Virginia after being caught selling drugs on Tuesday, 17 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_ea1b3c6c\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9609\/a0021ee2d8d8431b9d6d1b10e731f7cb.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bec92a8d794b4359b5638bcc1b44fcd9.jpg\" title=\"These are some of the drugs which were found in possession of the shop owner. Photo: SAPS\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">These are some of the drugs which were found in possession of the shop owner. Photo: SAPS<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welkom Public Order Policing (POP) unit Platoon 5 were conducting a stop and search operation in the Matjhabeng Section in Thabong, when they noticed a suspicious exchange between two African men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two suspects started running when the police approached. One of the suspects was caught after running into his yard, trying to hide cash and drugs underneath a couch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 32-year-old male was arrested for the possession and dealing of drugs after Mandrax tablets were found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_c45efcc4\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9609\/6a6f850aa0d54589ad23a715c1c66741.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/59d926e449f14d7da106e407126317a1.jpg\" title=\"The suspects was caught trying to hide cash and drugs under his couch. Photo: SAPS\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The suspects was caught trying to hide cash and drugs under his couch. 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