Cape Town - Bessie, the police narcotics detection dog, helped police find nearly 30kg of dagga and 2kg of methamphetamine in Vredendal North.
Police spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala said Bessie was sent onto the premises in Oliver Tambo Street by his handler and reacted positively to the scent of drugs.
“As (police) were searching, they discovered 29 507 kilograms of dagga abandoned.
“They continued executing further searches and were led to an address of a 20-year-old undocumented foreign national where they found 1 938 grams of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of R678 300.
“The suspect was arrested and charged for dealing in drugs as well as the contravention of the Immigration Act.
“The suspect will appear in the Vredendal Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 16 March 2023,” Gwala said.
Separately, two suspects were arrested during a vehicle checkpoint in Mfuleni at the weekend, after they were found in possession of 30 mandrax tablets.
Police spokesperson FC van Wyk said after interviewing the suspects, aged 36 and 38, more information emerged, which led police to a house in Kershout Street, Delft, where police found 50 mandrax tablets, 26 sachets of tik, 14 tik straws and an Astra 9mm pistol, and 61 9mm rounds of ammunition.
The two suspects were charged with illegal possession of drugs, and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Cape Times