Gauteng police investigators on Thursday night arrested five suspects who were allegedly caught with drugs worth R200 000 in the Roodepoort area, as well as a crocodile on the premises.
They have been charged with being in possession of drugs and dealing in drugs.
Masondo said police received a tip off about the alleged drug dealing which was taking place nearby two schools in the community and immediately operationalised a plan. “The members conducted a search of the premises and recovered various types of narcotics which include hydrophonic dagga, dagga trees and edible narcotics,” he said.Meanwhile, in another incident In Dainfern, Johannesburg, the Gauteng Provincial Organised Crime Narcotics Unit secured a search warrant and recovered crystal meth worth R400 000.
“It is imperative that community members report suspicious and criminal activities in their area to the police," said Mawela.
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