Police clamp down on drugs and illegal drink outlets
GARDEN ROUTE - Police in the Garden Route again had a successful weekend after illegal alcohol and drug outlets were closed down.
In George, the local crime prevention unit conducted a sting operation at a drug outlet on Saturday 20 February where they found 54 Mandrax tablets, six sachets containing tik and a small amount of dagga. A 35-year old suspect was arrested on a charge of dealing in drugs.
On Friday 19 February, members of the Eden Cluster crime combatting team conducted an operation in Uniondale after information about the illegal sale of liquor was received from the public.
According to Southern Cape police spokesperson, Sgt Chris Spies, police confiscated 185 litres of alcohol and arrested two suspects aged 18 and 35.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that these suspects, from Dysselsdorp near Oudtshoorn, are selling liquor in
Uniondale without a liquor licence,” he said. In an unrelated incident on the same day, members of the Knysna crime prevention unit, armed with a search warrant, descended on premises near Sedgefield where small amounts of Mandrax tablets and an undisclosed amount of cash, believed to be proceeds of the drug trade, were found.
The police arrested a 25-year-old on a charge of dealing in drugs.
All the suspects have been released on a warning to appear in the relevant courts at later dates.