Central SA
Safer festive season operations lead to arrests─── 11:40 Sun, 29 Nov 2020
Members of the Welkom Public Order Police have been deployed to Bothaville to fight the surge in criminal acts - especially gang-related incidents.
Ten people were subsequently arrested and mandrax, dagga, dangerous weapons and cash were seized. POP members received information on Friday about drugs being sold at Kgotsong.
A 27-year-old man was found in possession of 108 full mandrax tablets, 88 half Madrax tablets, 19 Quarter Mandrax tablets as well as cash.
He was arrested for dealing in drugs.
Three more drug-related arrests were made, six suspects between 18 and 23 years of age were arrested for possession of dangerous weapons.
Eight pangas and three knives were found and seized. All these suspects will appear in the Bothaville Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
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