GRAAF-REINET NEWS - A 28-year-old year old male was arrested in Graaff-Reinet for being in possession of a large amount of Mandrax tablets.
Graaff-Reinet Police and K9 unit members conducted a joint operation after receiving information of drugs being transported in a white Quantum Taxi, on route from Gqeberha to Graaff-Reinet.
The team immediately set up a vehicle check point on the R75 between Jansenville and Graaff-Reinet. At about 19:10 the taxi was stopped and searched.
Bristo, the new K9 narcotics dog, immediately picked up a scent underneath the front seat of the taxi and upon further inspection by the dog handler, a large amount of Mandrax tablets and a substantial amount of cash was recovered from the vehicle. The estimated street value of the confiscated drugs is R48 000.
The suspect was immediately arrested for the possession of Mandrax and is due to appear before the Graaff-Reinet Magistrate Court soon.
Graaff-Reinet Station Commander, Colonel Andrè Arends, thanked the members for the successful arrest and recovery of the drugs.
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