Crime combatting operations at the major entry and exit routes of the Western Cape has once again yielded positive results after a 53-year-old truck driver was arrested for transporting drugs with an estimated street value of more than R2.07 million.
According to a police statement, vigilant traffic officials were strategically deployed near Laingsburg on the N1 when they stopped a suspicious truck travelling towards Cape Town at about 23:00 on Sunday, October 31. Police spokesperson Captain Malcolm Pojie indicated that officers then commenced a search of the truck and discovered two bags of cannabis weighing about 60.2kg as well as 39 000 Mandrax Tablets that were concealed in plastic bags.
” The estimated street value of the find that is suspected to be destined for distribution in the province, is about R2.07million.Subsequent to the find that was confiscated as evidence, members arrested the 53-year-old driver of the truck who faces a charge of Dealing in Drugs,” Pojie said.
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Pojie added that the suspect is scheduled to appear in the Laingsburg magistrates’ court on Wednesday, November 3. Meanwhile, Western Cape police management has applauded the members for their vigilance and commitment to eradicate drug trafficking as well as their efforts to remove drugs from the streets.
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