Combating drug related offences is our priority- says Metro Police

By Nomava Nobumba
22 February 2010

‘Operation Razor’ carried out by Metro Police officers across the city, over the weekend saw 35 people being put behind bars for charges ranging from drunk and driving, drug possession and robbery.

Metro Police Deputy Chief Yolanda Faro says their members were deployed across the city to ensure the success of this operation on combating drug-related crime and drunken driving offences.

Of the 35 people arrested, Faro says 18 were for drunken driving, 12 for drug-related offences, two for robbery, one for dealing in liquor and two for riotous behaviour.

The suspects were arrested inHanover Park, Kleinvle, Scottsdene, Claremont, Fish Hoek and Sea Point.

On the corners of Vanguard Drive and the N2 two suspects were arrested for being in possession of drugs.

This is after they were spotted by members of the Metro Police’s Camera Response Unit, looking suspicious, standing behind an electricity box.

“Four packets of TIK were found on the female whilst the male had Mandrax powder in his possession,” said Faro.

Faro adds that the scourge of drugs is negatively impacting the communities and it is breaking down the social fabric of society.

“Therefore the combating of drug-related offences is very high on our priority list,” reiterated Faro.

Confiscated drugs over this weekend were 42 units of heroin, 51 stoppe dagga, 75 units of TIK and 34 Mandrax tablets.