A police constable (44) attached to the Silverton Police Station’s detective component appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court today on a charge of dealing in drugs and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

The officer was arrested on the N1 South yesterday afternoon (March 19) after he was found in possession of 2 095 sachets of nyaope worth approximately R85 000 and a suspected stolen motor vehicle with Gauteng number plates.

Limpopo police spokesperson Col Malesela Ledwaba said the vehicle was intercepted near Shell Ultra City during an intelligence-driven operation by the provincial Anti-Smuggling Unit and Tshimollo private security.

“The officer’s service pistol was also confiscated during the arrest. He was detained at the Westenburg Police Station,” Ledwaba said.

The provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe said “The arrest of this officer should send a clear warning that no one is above the law.”