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Couple busted with crystal meth at estate in Polokwane

The couple was followed by members of the provincial Crime Intelligence Narcotics Unit before their arrest at 05:30 on Wednesday morning at an estate in Ivydale.

POLOKWANE – A 38-year-old foreign national and his 22-year-old South African girlfriend will appear before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court tomorrow on charges of dealing drugs following their arrest early on Wednesday morning.

A 22-year-old woman was arrested on drug dealing charges. Photo: Limpopo police.
A 38-year-old foreign national was arrested on drug dealing charges. Photo: Limpopo police.

The duo were arrested by the provincial Crime Intelligence Narcotics Unit at an estate in Ivydale west of Polokwane.

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Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the unit were informed about the suspects transporting drugs from Gauteng to Polokwane and that an intelligence driven operation was conducted.

“The said vehicle was followed until it reached an estate in Ivydale on the outskirts of Polokwane. A search was conducted inside the vehicle and members found crystal meth to a street value of approximately R80 000. The drugs as well as the vehicle were confiscated,” his statement read.

The car the couple were travelling in was confiscated during their arrest. Photo: Limpopo police.
Crystal meth with a street value of R80 000 was confiscated by police. Photo: Limpopo police.

The provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe commended the team for their prompt response which led to the arrest of the suspects and ridding the province of criminal activity and drug related crimes.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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