Police officers who are members of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Drugs and Firearms Unit have arrested a 51-year-old suspect for dealing in drugs and illegal possession of a firearm on Monday, 9 January 2025.
A search warrant was executed in the Bluff area, at a residence of the suspect who is an employee of the eThekwini Municipality. During the raid police recovered drugs such as rock cocaine, cocaine powder, mandrax and almost R20 000 in cash. Investigations led to his office where rock cocaine was recovered. The firearm which was found in his possession was reported stolen during an armed robbery in Wentworth in June 2024.
The suspect appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on 10 January 2025 and was remanded in custody. He will be in the dock again on 17 January 2025 when he will make a formal bid for bail.
A 51-year-old suspect for dealing in drugs and illegal possession of a firearm in KZN https://t.co/VaTIw0oTKS#ArriveAlive #DrugDealing #Firearm @SAPoliceService pic.twitter.com/bV0M3Xnydf
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) January 10, 2025
