In various crime prevention operations, police stations in the Uthukela Cluster made a total of 17 arrests for crimes of possession of drugs, possession of unlicensed firearms and selling liquor without a licence.
On Friday, February 12, at about 8pm, Wembezi SAPS arrested a 33-year-old man in D-Section. He was found in possession of four parcels of dagga weighing a few grams. He was charged with dealing in dagga.
Later the same night police arrested a 32-year-old in the Nkwezela area after he was found in possession of a small amount of dagga.
This was followed by a third arrest on February 14 at about 7.30am.
A 36-year-old man was arrested along Ntabamhlophe Road after he was found in possession of a small amount of dagga. The Upper Tugela Borderline, in turn, arrested a 29-year-old man on February 14 at about 3.30pm in the Sandlwane area. Police were following up on information about a vehicle travelling through the area, which may be transporting drugs.
Upon stopping the vehicle police found the suspect inside and in his possession were two tightly packed parcels of dagga.
The dagga weighed around 6.4 kilograms and has an estimated street value of around R10 000.
The suspect appeared in the Bergville Magistrate’s Court last Tuesday. Ntabamhlophe SAPS arrested three suspects, aged between 19 and 23, on February 13 at about 9.20pm after police received a complaint of people suspected to be hunting at Injisuthi Camp.
On arrival police discovered three people, and in their possession, found an unlicensed 308 hunting rifle and four rounds of ammunition.
The three appeared in the Estcourt Magistrate’s Court last Wednesday on charges of trespassing, possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition, as well as poaching.
Other arrests were made in Ezakheni, Ladysmith. Members of the community are encouraged to report the presence of illicit firearms in their area to police.
For more details on how the SAPS informer programme works you can contact the station or detective commander at your nearest police station or Crime Stop can be contacted on 08600 10111.
