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Media Statement KIMBERLEY – The Northern Cape SAPS Provincial Organized Crime Investigations unit, SAPS Crime Intelligence, Kuruman SAPS Public Order Policing unit, and the SAPS Local Criminal Record Centre terminated a drug dealing project in Postmasburg on 26 February 2024. The operation led to the arrest of a 33-year-old Congolese male who was recently sentenced. The team executed an entrapment action through an undercover agent to purchase drugs from Leki Martin at his house in Newtown, Postmasburg. The accused was arrested on 26 February 2024 and police opposed bail. He remained in custody until his sentencing on 12 February 2025 in the Postmasburg Magistrate’s Court. Martin was sentenced for dealing in drugs and received a R30 000-00 fine or three years’ prison sentence. The SAPS Management commends the Provincial Organized Crime Investigations Unit and all other role players for their outstanding work and reiterated that the police need the community and the communities needs the police in fighting crime. Criminality can be reported via the MySAPS App or by calling Crime Stop on 08600 10111. Ends
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