Police
in Mbombela on Tuesday arrested three men in possession of drugs with an
estimated street value of a staggering R60m. “Three men aged between 27 and 35
believed to be Mozambican nationals were arrested today, at about 07:30 on the
N4 national road, at Kaapmuiden for possession of and dealing in drugs with an
estimated street value of R60 million,” reads the SAPS communique. According to
police spokesperson Colonel Mtsholi Bhembe, three men aged between 27 and 35
were arrested at about 07:30 on the N4 national road, at Kaapmuiden, for
possession of and dealing in drugs.
“Police received information about two Toyota
Prados with Mozambican registration numbers that were travelling along that route
carrying a massive consignment, believed to be heroin,” Bhembe said in a
statement. “The vehicles fitting that description were spotted and intercepted
whereupon one of them attempted to flee, but was no match for the police. Upon
being searched, drugs were found stashed on the spare wheels of the vehicles.”
According
to Bhembe, at a roadblock held during the launch of Operation Easter Safety
Campaign last month, another package of heroin worth around R2.5m was
confiscated, also along the N4 on the outskirts of Mbombela. According to police spokesperson Brigadier
Leonard Hlathi, the heroin was found stashed in a black plastic container and
one of the officials working during the roadblock discovered it in the shrubs
alongside the road, News24 reported. “It
is further suspected the heroin may have been thrown by one of the passengers
who feared being caught by law enforcers at the roadblock. Furthermore, the
police discovered a bag that contained a considerable amount of marijuana in a
luxury bus which was on its way to Gauteng and it was reportedly from
Mozambique,” Hlathi said. The acting
provincial commissioner of the police in Mpumalanga, Major General Frans
Mashika, congratulated members of the community as well as the police for a job
well done, Bhembe said.
#sapsMP
3 suspects age between 27 & 35 arrested today on the N4 national road, @
Kaapmuiden for possession of & dealing in drugs with an estimated street
value of R60 million. #DrugsOffTheStreets
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SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) 14
May 2019
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