{"id":58636,"date":"2022-01-20T16:13:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T14:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/couple-arrested-20220119-4\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:55:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:55:47","slug":"couple-arrested-20220119-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/couple-arrested-20220119-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_690e194d\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2431\/5c11b65847914769b5089e023c49d278.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2431\/f5aab8787d3648da960a52f55eb67f57.jpg\" title=\"A husband and wife from Bronville were arrested for the possession of dagga and counterfeit cigarettes. 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