Chatsworth drug operations: One arrested and drugs seized by Durban Metro Police
Some of the drugs seized by the Durban Metro Police during an operation on Wednesday.
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The Durban Metro Police Service arrested a suspected supplier and confiscated drugs with a combined estimated street value of more than R53,000 in two operations in Chatsworth this week.
The Metro Police said members of the Metro Police Drug Team and Trio Crimes Unit carried out an “intelligence-driven operation” at an identified target’s premises under an authorised search warrant.
“A primary drug supplier was arrested and taken to Chatsworth SAPS on charges of dealing and possession of Mandrax, crack cocaine, and dagga.”
The operation resulted in the seizure of 58 pieces of crack cocaine, 110 Mandrax tablets, and 36 containers of dagga, with an estimated value of R13 100.
Units involved included Counter Narcotics KZN, the Metro Drug Team, the Metro Trio Team, Chatsworth Metro Police (AO teams), and the Chatsworth Detective Tracing Team.
Issuing a warning to those involved in the drug trade, the Durban Metro Police stated: “Durban Metro Police will continue conducting intelligence-led operations with zero tolerance for narcotics. If you peddle drugs in our communities, expect unannounced raids, arrests, and asset seizures. We are coming for the supply chains and the networks behind them.”
In a separate incident on Wednesday, police said they received information about drugs “hidden in bushes along Floss Street in Chatsworth, which were about to be moved to another location.”
“Our team, working together with the Chatsworth Detectives Tracing Team, proceeded to the location and recovered a bag containing: 164 bags of crystal meth; 140 pieces of Mandrax; 100 cones of cocaine; and 10.69 grams of Cat.”
The estimated street value of the second haul was R 40,000. All exhibits were handed over to Chatsworth SAPS for processing.