A bus passenger arrested for alleged possession of drugs worth R2.2m appeared in the Beaufort West magistrate's court on Friday.
A bus passenger arrested for alleged possession of drugs worth R2.2m appeared in the Beaufort West magistrate’s court on Friday.Western Cape police spokesperson Sgt Christopher Spies said he was on a Cape Town-bound bus.
“Members attached to the Central Karoo K9 unit conducted a vehicle checkpoint when they stopped a passenger bus. They proceeded with a search of the luggage compartment where they found a suitcase with tik inside,” said Spies. “The find was later linked to a passenger on board. He was subsequently arrested on a charge of dealing in drugs."
Spies said preliminary investigations indicated Dimba was travelling from Durban and the “consignment was destined for delivery in the Cape metropole”.
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