A tip off about suspected drug dealers resulted in the arrest of two men found in possession of khat and dagga at a fruit shop on Wenden Street in Brakpan. The EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) members made the arrests at midday on Sunday, 11 August.
One suspect was found in possession of dagga and the other with khat with an overall street value of R1,000. Cash amounting to R160 was also confiscated. One suspect had been convicted of dealing in narcotics in May 2019 and evaded jail time after paying a fine of R1,500.
The arrestees, aged 31 and 38 and both foreign nationals, were charged at Brakpan police station for possession and dealing in narcotics. The pair appeared in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on today.
