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These drugs were seized at a drug den in Kutloanong, Odendaalsrus. Photo: SAPS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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This foreign national was one of four people arrested during a drug operation in Kutloanong, Odendaalsrus.Photo: SAPS<\/div>\n
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  • Known drug houses targeted<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Four drug dealers arrested\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dagga, Khat, Crystal meth and cocaine were seized<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • An illegal weapon was seized during the operation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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    The homes of two known drug dealers were targeted and four people were arrested during an organised operation in Kutloanong, Odendaalsrus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    On 23 June, Col Thenjiwe Mkhumbenithe, station commander of Odendaalsrus, and her team, in conjunction with the Welkom K9 unit, organised an operation to specifically deal with houses known to be selling drugs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    At the first house, police confiscated 557 g of dagga. The homeowner, a 25-year-old woman, was arrested for possession of dagga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    At the second house, police confiscated 4 g of cocaine, 41 g of the drug Khat, 170 g of crystal meth, and 301 g of dagga. A 30-year-old foreign national was arrested for dealing in drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In another incident, a 30-year-old man was arrested for dealing in drugs, and a 28-year-old man was arrested for being in possession of drugs and a dangerous weapon. Mandrax tablets and 9 g of crystal meth were seized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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