POLOKWANE – A 42-year-old foreign national will appear before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court today on a charge in dealing in illicit drugs.
The man was arrested by the Provincial Organised Crime Unit in the Polokwane CBD on Tuesday (May 7) following a diligent investigations by officers.
Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said substantial quantities of CAT and crystal meth with a combined estimated street value of almost R17 000 was seized during the arrest.
“This seizure will prevent the drugs from reaching our streets and endangering the lives of citizens,” he said.
The man’s arrest follows several others in the Polokwane area over the last few months with police continuing in their effort to crack down on drug dealing in the city.
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
