A 39-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after an intelligence-led operation led to a drug bust on Gillespie Street in the Point area of Durban on Wednesday.

According to SAPS provincial spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda, the suspect was found in possession of methcathinone and crystal meth.

Officers from the Provincial Drugs and Firearms Unit made the arrest of the man who is believed to be a foreign national.

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“He was arrested after he was found in possession of methcathinone and crystal meth with an estimated street value of over R100 000. Further intelligence led police officers to a block of flats in Point where cocaine powder and more methcathinone, also estimated to have a street value of over R100 000, were found abandoned.

“Investigations to locate the possible owner of the illegal drugs are underway. The 39-year-old suspect was expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, facing charges of illegal possession and dealing in drugs,” he said.

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