{"id":78815,"date":"2025-04-24T11:12:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T09:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=78815"},"modified":"2025-04-24T11:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T09:12:56","slug":"police-busting-crime-on-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/police-busting-crime-on-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"Police busting crime on sight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two men have been arrested for possession of drugs in an abandoned and vandalised building in Welkom.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, 20 April, members of the Public Order Policing (POP), acting on intelligence driven information, saw two male suspects who attempted to run away. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Members gave chase, and the two foreign nationals were caught and found in possession of the Cat drug<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Members gave chase, and the two foreign nationals were caught and found in possession of the Cat drug. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The POP members arrested two males aged 33 and 45,&#8221; says Sgt Palesa Thabana, spokesperson for the police in Lejweleputswa. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25a0 In a separate incident, proactive operators of Operation Vala uMgodi were busy with disruptive policing actions against illicit mining when they received a tip-off from a member of the public about drug peddling at a house in K6 Kutlwanong near Odendaalsrus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"78836\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/police-busting-crime-on-sight\/drugs-abandoned-building\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drugs-abandoned-building.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Drugs abandoned building\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drugs-abandoned-building-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drugs-abandoned-building-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drugs-abandoned-building-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drugs-abandoned-building-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drugs-abandoned-building-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drugs-abandoned-building.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The POP members arrested two foreign nationals, aged 33 and 45, in possession of the Cat drug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Members swiftly reacted, and a search was conducted at the identified address. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>They found 16 small ziplock plastic bags containing crystal meth) methamphetamine) weighing at 50g, along with 36 quartered and three full Mandrax tablets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Here, they found 16 small Ziplock plastic bags containing crystal meth) methamphetamine) weighing at 50g, along with 36 quartered and three full Mandrax tablets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A 25-year-old woman was also found in possession of money believed to be proceeds from the sale of drugs. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;She was immediately placed under arrest and the cash and drugs were confiscated,&#8221; says Lt Col Thabo Covane, spokesperson for the police in the Free State.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A case docket of dealing in drugs has been opened at the Odendaalsrus Police Station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two foreign nationals aged 33 and 45 were caught and found in possession of the Cat drug. 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