Drugs worth half a million confiscated in Woodstock

By Nomava Nobumba
23 June 2010

Woodstock police is searching for the owner of the house in Durham Square where they confiscated stolen items and drugs worth R500 000.

Police’s Sergeant Hilton Malila says the bust follows their investigation into number of housebreaking cases that were reported at the station since Friday at the Durham Square.

“We searched one of the rooms at the Durham Square residents, and recovered most of the goods that was reported stolen during the housebreaking incidents,” said Malila.

The goods recovered were four digital cameras, three laptops, jewelry, sound equipment, four computer hard drives, 102cm Samsung Flat screen television and computer equipment.

During the search a plastic bag, containing uncut Heroin, Unga and hashish to the value of R500 000 were also confiscated.

“No arrest has been made during the confiscations. We are searching for the owner of the room, whose identity known,” said Malila.

Police investigates a case of possession of suspected stolen property.

But Malila acknowledged that arrest in the matter is imminent.