Member of the Mayoral Committee for public safety, Michael Sun, has provided details of an operation involving him and officers from the Metro police’s K9 Unit, in which a known drug hotspot in Verona Street, Rosettenville, was visited on 3 March.
Sun said, “The officers and I noticed that the shopkeepers of a small shop that sold live chicken, frozen fish and other foods were uncomfortable with our presence which led to us enter the shop. The officers asked the shopkeeper if they could look around and were given permission to do so.
“We searched the shop and discovered rocks of CAT [a drug] in a bag of mealie meal and packs of small ziplock plastic bags used to package the drugs. During the search, I noticed a CCTV camera in the corner of the ceiling and, upon asking why the shop is under CCTV surveillance, I was informed by one of the suspects that his ‘boss’ is next door.”
Sun further indicated that he and the K9 unit, proceeded to the adjacent shop and discovered that the men next door were observing everything taking place in the shop on a monitor.
“These men denied any connection to the shop next door, but could not explain why they were monitoring the adjacent shop,” he said.
Following the completion of the operation, three male suspects were arrested and taken to the Moffatview Police Station where they were charged with possession and dealing in drugs.
Sun has pledged that the war on drugs will rage on. “We will continue the fight against drugs to ensure our residents are kept safe,” he concluded.
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