Man (50) in the dock for dealing in drugs

Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner KwaZulu-Natal

DURBAN – A joint operation involving police officers from the Provincial Organised Crime and Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit has resulted in the arrest of a 50-year-old man in connection with dealing in drugs on Tuesday, 19 March 2024.

Police executed search warrants at an estate in Umhlanga and Sommerset Park, however further investigations directed the police to a flat on Dr Pixley ka Seme Street in Durban where the suspect was caught with drugs and empty drug capsules. Cocaine powder, cocaine bullets, heroin powder and rock cocaine, with an estimated value of R1.3 million were recovered during the raids.

The suspect is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court today (Wednesday, 20 March 2024).
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