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Drug suspect appears in Wentworth court

Police received the information about the drugs that were due to be delivered at a residence in Woodlands.

8 hours ago

Andile Sithole 1 minute read

Police confiscated drugs and arrested a suspect in Woodlands. Photo: Supplied

POLICE in Montclair have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly dealing in drugs after acting on a tip-off about a suspected drug delivery in Woodlands.

Police recovered 96 pieces of rock cocaine, 47 capsules of heroin and eight Mandrax tablets at a property recently.

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Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said police received the information that drugs were due to be delivered at a residence in Woodlands.

The suspect was arrested during a joint operation involving:

Provincial Drugs and Firearm Unit.
eThekwini Infrastructure Unit.
Excellerate K9.

“The information was operationalised and the police proceeded to the suspect’s house on Atherstone Road where he was found in possession of drugs. He was arrested and appeared at the Wentworth Magistrate’s Court,” said Netshiunda.

The suspect is expected to reappear in court for a bail application soon.

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8 hours ago

Andile Sithole 1 minute read

Andile Sithole

He has been covering a variety of news beats for over 10 years. As a journalist working for community newspapers, he has covered politics, court reporting, municipal stories, crime, and news features over the years. Andile is also a multimedia journalist for Southlands Sun. He started his career in journalism as a freelance reporter in 2005 while studying Communication Science at UNISA. Prior to joining Caxton Newspapers, he worked for both community and commercial newspapers in Durban, where he won the Journalist of the Year Award in 2020 and 2021.