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Media Statement POLOKWANE – Two male suspects, aged 30 and 31, appeared before the Tiyani Magistrate’s Court on Friday 24 January 2025, facing charges of dealing in illicit cigarettes and dagga. A 30-year-old man, arrested for dealing in dagga, paid a fine of R500 admission of guilty and was released by the court. A foreign national male, Chakedo Manegistulaye, aged 36, was remanded in custody, and will appear again on 29 January 2025, for a language interpreter. The Police in Hlanganani together with Mopani District Tracing Team, nabbed two male suspects aged 30 and 31, separately, on Thursday, 23 January 2025, in the afternoon at Nkuzani and Tiyani villages, under the Hlanganani policing area in Mopani District. According to Information, the members received information about the suspects, and immediately activated an operation that led to the arrest of the two suspects. In Nkuzani village, police recovered dagga in a black plastic, with an estimated value of +-R 1, 600. Meanwhile, in Tiyani village, they recovered 71 cartons of Illicit Cigarettes with an estimated value of R11, 700. The other suspects arrested will appear on the 27 January 2025 in local Magistrate Court. The Police investigation is underway. Ends
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