During routine checks at the Vioolsdrift Port of Entry on Wednesday, 03 January 2024 at 20:00, members searched a truck and recovered refuse bags that contained 21Kg of compressed dagga with an estimated street value of R250 000-00 at the back of the truck. A 32-year-old suspect was arrested for […]
WESTERN CAPE – The strategic deployment of various police units to curb the influx of drugs, firearms and illicit goods into the Western Cape once again dealt the illicit drug trade a heavy blow when an estimated R3 million worth of drugs were confiscated on the N1 near Beaufort West. […]
Members arrested two suspects and seized a large amount of drugs from a flat and, dagga from a vehicle. On 26 July 2023 at about 12:00, intelligence led information was received by Counter Narcotics and Welkom K9 Unit about a flat in Waterkant Street Odendaalsrus where drugs are kept. Upon […]
The Upington Border police, apprehended and arrested a 48-year-old female suspect on Friday, 26 May 2023 for dealing in drugs. The team received information of a female passenger who is traveling from Johannesburg to Upington who allegedly had drugs in her possession. The team operationalised the information and obtained the […]
The vigilance of flying Squad members proved successful on Friday, 12 May 2023, when they arrested a suspect in Elsies River on drug related charges. The members pursued information of a truck that was hijacked earlier, and while searching the inner perimeters of Elsies River, they noticed suspicious premises and […]
An intelligence driven operation led to the confiscation of R350 000 worth of drugs at Klein Brakrivier whilst an unlicensed firearm was seized in an unrelated operation at Thembalethu. On Monday, 17 April 2023 members of the Garden Route Flying Squad operationalised intelligence and pulled over a silver Opel Corsa […]
Members of the Pixley Ka Seme district Crime Intelligence assisted by the Public Order Policing Unit, apprehended and arrested a 29-year-old male on Friday, 10 March 2023 after acting on information regarding alleged illegal drug activities and possession of illegal firearms at a house in De Aar. The team operationalised […]
The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili says the latest drug bust at the Durban Harbour in which 380 kg of cocaine was seized, demonstrates that police are intensifying their efforts in disrupting and dismantling organised drug trafficking syndicates. A multidisciplinary team […]
The seemingly lucrative drug trade in the Western Cape was given a huge blow when police members in Harare, Khayelitsha, confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R4 million and abalone on Wednesday 14 December 2022. The value of the abalone is yet to be determined. The police members […]
The quick response of SAPS Worcester K9 unit members led to the arrest of two suspects aged 22 and 31 for dealing in drugs. On Saturday, 12 November 2022 at about 15:00, the members received information about tik being transported in a truck. The truck was stopped at the N1 […]
