KZN police sting lands three suspected drug dealers in court
Magwaza said police discovered a substantial quantity of cannabis products in various forms and packaging during a search of the premises.
Three suspected drug dealers are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday after an intelligence-driven operation by KwaZulu-Natal police resulted in the seizure of drugs with an estimated street value of R211 000.
The suspects, aged between 25 and 40, were arrested during separate operations conducted by the Provincial Drugs and Firearms Unit within the eThekwini District on Tuesday.
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KZN police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Paul Magwaza said the first arrests followed a sting operation in the Point area.
“Police conducted a sting operation in the Point area which resulted in the arrest of two suspects who were found in possession of an assortment of narcotics including rock cocaine, ecstasy, crystal meth, heroin and cocaine powder,” said Magwaza.
The estimated street value of the recovered drugs is R211 000.
The two suspects, aged between 30 and 40, have been charged with dealing in drugs.
In a separate operation, officers from the Provincial Drugs and Firearms Team, working alongside the Economic Infrastructure Task Team, arrested a 25-year-old suspect at a shop on Florida Road in Morningside.
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Magwaza said police discovered a substantial quantity of cannabis products in various forms and packaging during a search of the premises.
Officers then proceeded to another shop in Umhlanga, where additional cannabis products were seized.
“The suspect was then subsequently charged with dealing in drugs,” said Magwaza.
All three suspects are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on charges of dealing in drugs.
