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Half a million rand drug bust

Tara Isaacs|Published

A 28-year-old man is being kept behind bars for being in possession of tik, with its street value being worth half a million rand, according to Table View police spokesperson, Captain Adriana Chandler. She said police who had been attending the scene of a robbery hot spot area along the N7 Malibongwe Drive last Thursday noticed that the suspect was acting “rather suspicious" when he saw the police vehicle and threw something from the front seat to the back seat.The officers decided to investigate further and upon searching the vehicle, they discovered a container with a large quantity of crystal meth (tik), estimated to be worth half a million rand, weighing 1.2kg, said Captain Chandler. The suspect will appear at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court once charged. Anyone with information about criminal activity in their neighbourhood is asked to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or to report it via the MySAPS app.

A 28-year-old man is being kept behind bars for being in possession of tik, with its street value being worth half a million rand, according to Table View police spokesperson, Captain Adriana Chandler. She said police who had been attending the scene of a robbery hot spot area along the N7 Malibongwe Drive last Thursday noticed that the suspect was acting “rather suspicious" when he saw the police vehicle and threw something from the front seat to the back seat.The officers decided to investigate further and upon searching the vehicle, they discovered a container with a large quantity of crystal meth (tik), estimated to be worth half a million rand, weighing 1.2kg, said Captain Chandler. The suspect will appear at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court once charged. Anyone with information about criminal activity in their neighbourhood is asked to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or to report it via the MySAPS app.