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Media Statement SWELLENDAM – The Provincial Anti-Economical and Extortion Task Team and the Provincial Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Policing Team continued to root out the illegal trade of drugs in this province. On Friday, 20 December 2024, at approximately 15:30, the members conducted a crime intelligence led operation about a foreign national female suspected of transporting drugs from Cape Town to George by bus. The team intercepted the bus upon on their arrival in Swellendam and conducted a search. During the search, they identified the suspect, a Malawian woman, who was holding a bag on her lap. Upon inspection of the bag, members discovered crystal methamphetamine and mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R700 000.00 The 27-year-old suspect was arrested for possession of drugs and drug trafficking. She will appear in the Swellendam Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 23 December 2024 on the mentioned charges. Ends
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