The SAPS arrested a suspect on Tuesday morning during a raid in Beaufort West where drugs with an R500 000 value were seized, Cape {town} Etc reports.
The suspect (39) made his first appearance in the Beaufort West Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
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On Tuesday, at about 7:20am, members attached to the Central Karoo K9 Unit were following up on information when they ‘pounced on a premises’ at 30 Ngezi Street, Beaufort West, according to a press statement issued by the SAPS.
A trained police narcotics dog, Angie, reacted positively to a cupboard in one of the bedrooms, which led to a search of the cupboard, where police found two boxes that contained mandrax tablets stashed inside.
The members confiscated 10 080 mandrax tablets and arrested the suspect.
The suspect remains in police custody and is facing a charge of dealing in drugs.
Western Cape Provincial Detectives Organised Crime Investigations (Narcotics) are currently investigating the matter.
Lieutenant General (Adv.) Thembisile Patekile, Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape, praised the team responsible for this confiscation and arrest.
‘This confiscation is in line with the policing objectives of the province to rid communities of drugs and to make sure that those involved in the illicit drug trade face the full might of the law,’ said Patekile.
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