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The ongoing fight against the distribution and dealing in drugs yielded positive results this past weekend when police officers attached to Operation Restore received information that led to the seizure of a significant amount of drugs in Voortrekker Road, Goodwood.
On Sunday 21 January, the members followed-up on information about a vehicle from which drugs were being sold. They then spotted it and monitored how transactions took place.
According to the provincial police spokesperson Lt Col Malcolm Pojie, the members immediately approached the vehicle and witnessed the driver attempting to hide something under the seat when he saw the police officers. “A search ensued and a batch of drugs was discovered in the vehicle, consisting of Mandrax tablets, ecstasy tablets and a substantial quantity of cocaine,” he related.
During the extensive search the members also found an undisclosed amount of cash, believed to be proceeds of drug dealing, for which a 41-year-old male was arrested and charged.
According to Captain Waynne Theunis, communications officer at Goodwood police, the suspect was detained at Goodwood and appeared in the Goodwood Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 23 January on a charge of possession of drugs.
