Drug Enforcement Unit lets the khat out of the bag
Two suspected drug dealers arrested by EMPD.
Responding to a complaint from businesses in the area, EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit members apprehended two men found with narcotics in Brakpan on Thursday morning, last week.
“At 7.29am, a 26-year-old man found standing idle on Hosking Street (Brenthurst) was cornered and searched, before officers uncovered five ziplock bags of khat valued at R1 150, and R490 cash,” said EMPD spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng.
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“As the unit marched the suspect to lawful custody, they briefly made a stop at the corner of Kitzinger Avenue and Forest Street where a 32-year-old man was found in possession of 44 ziplock bags of crystal meth and 10 ziplock bags, along with a medium plastic bag, containing khat, valued at R22 000.”
The arrested men were taken to the Brakpan Police Station where charges of possession and dealing in illicit substances were levelled against them.
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