Khat Archives - MDNtv https://mdntvlive.com/tag/khat/ MADE BY THE PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU Mon, 05 May 2025 09:13:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://mdntvlive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mdntv-icon.png Khat Archives - MDNtv https://mdntvlive.com/tag/khat/ 32 32 Drug trafficking bust in Free State: 6,600 kg of khat confiscated https://mdntvlive.com/drug-interdiction-welkom-k9/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drug-interdiction-welkom-k9 Mon, 05 May 2025 09:13:42 +0000 https://mdntvlive.com/?p=66741 The Welkom K9 Unit in the Free State achieved a significant success in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking on the night of 2 May 2025. According to the lejweleputswa Policespokesperson Sergent Palesa Thabana a well-coordinated waylay operation was conducted on the N1 near Ventersburg. The operation led to the interception of a truck traveling [...]

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]]> The Welkom K9 Unit in the Free State achieved a significant success in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking on the night of 2 May 2025.

According to the lejweleputswa Policespokesperson Sergent Palesa Thabana a well-coordinated waylay operation was conducted on the N1 near Ventersburg. The operation led to the interception of a truck traveling towards Cape Town.

Upon inspection, members of the Welkom K9 Unit allegedly discovered more than 6 600 bundles of Khat, a prohibited substance, concealed in the vehicle. The estimated street value of the confiscated drugs is approximately R198 900.

A 43-year-old foreign national was arrested at the scene for possession of drugs and dealing in drugs.

He is expected to appear in the Ventersburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday 5 May 2024.

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