Tag: Drugs Off The Streets

Drugs destruction operation conducted by the SAPS

Drugs destruction operation conducted by the SAPS

Through #OperationShanela, we continue to smoke out criminals in all forms of shape from every corner of this country. Since its inception in May 2023, 114 769 suspects were arrested for being in possession of drugs and 29 820 suspects were also arrested for dealing in drugs. All drug exhibit […]

SAPS to destroy millions of drugs seized during operations

SAPS to destroy millions of drugs seized during operations

The National Commissioner of SAPS, General Fannie Masemola will preside over the drug destruction of drugs that were seized during policing operations in the Western and Eastern Cape. General Fannie Masemola will be joined by the Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya and the Provincial Commissioner […]

Police bust suspect for dagga worth over R15 million in Northam

Police bust suspect for dagga worth over R15 million in Northam

A major breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking was made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Limpopo on 07 February 2025, when a 35-year-old male suspect was arrested in Northam, Waterberg District, for trafficking a substantial quantity of dagga worth over R15 million. The operation, based on […]

Two suspects arrested with dagga worth R1.2 million

Two suspects arrested with dagga worth R1.2 million

Two suspects, aged 23 and 30, were arrested on Sunday, 26 January 2025 after being found in possession of dagga worth an estimated street value of about R1.2 million on the R538 Road near Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA). According to a report, members of the Police from White River […]

Police confiscated dagga worth R2.4 Million on the R38 Road in Low’s Creek

Police confiscated dagga worth R2.4 Million on the R38 Road in Low’s Creek

Police arrested two suspects, aged 31 and 39, on Sunday, 19 January 2025, on the R38 Road in Low’s Creek for possession and dealing in dagga. Members of the Proactive and Combat Team assigned for Operation Vala Umgodi in Mpumalanga were conducting vehicle checkpoints and stop-and-searches operations in the area […]

Businessman rescued and R300 million worth of drugs seized

Businessman rescued and R300 million worth of drugs seized

Police have rescued a businessman and arrested eight kidnappers, including three Tanzanian nationals in Johannesburg. The businessman was kidnapped on the 5th of July 2024 at a mosque in Helderkruin, Roodepoort. He was rescued at a house in Lenasia on Wednesday. The SAPS anti- kidnapping task team has been working […]