Maclear: SAPS members continues efforts to detect and prevent the dealing in drugs yield positive results in Maclear.

On Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at about 15:20, Elliot K9 members Sgt Nduku and Sgt Ntshanka together with members from Crime Intelligence received information of a male suspect dealing in drugs. The members followed up the information at Nggcele Township where they saw the suspect hiking towards Maclear Town in a white quantum vehicle.

A stop and search was conducted and 20 Boss mandrax tablets and 4 small plastic bags containing Tik was found in the possession of the suspect and an amount of R400-00.

The 49-year-old suspect was arrested.

The acting District Commissioner Brig Rudolph Adolph commended the members on the successful arrest before the drugs could reach the streets.

Source: South African Police Service