Western Cape police in a joint operation with Provincial traffic arrested a 41-year-old female Correctional Service member on Tuesday, for suspected drug dealing.
According to police, drugs valued at over one million rand
were allegedly found in her house in Vanrhynsdorp.
PICTURE: SAPSThe police’s Andrè Traut said a large sum of money believed
to be proceeds of the drug trafficking was recovered .
PICTURE: SAPSThe 20-year-old daughter of the accused and two accomplices
were also detained.
‘’Members of the Provincial Traffic stopped a Mazda sedan
on the N7 between Vanrhynsdorp and Klawer and conducted a search which resulted
in the arrest of a 33-year-old Colgelese national suspect and a 21-year-old South
African with mandrax tablets valued at R51 600-00. This arrest and the
subsequent investigation led various SAPS units and Provincial Traffic to an
address in Vanrhynsdorp where a 41-year-old female and her 20-year-old daughter
were arrested with mandrax tablets and tik valued at more than R1,2 million,
and cash to the valued of R17 800-00, believed to be the proceeds of drug
trafficking,’’ said Colonel Andrè Traut.
Traut said the foursome will appear before the Vanrhynsdorp
court on Thursday.
Done by: Mitchum George
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