The Germiston police cluster is continuing to make a major dent into most contact crimes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe members of the cluster are displaying exceptional collaboration in executing their duties,\u201d said WO Mduduzi Nhlabathi, the Germiston SAPS cluster communications officer.<\/p>
\u201cThis can easily be picked up in the pattern they use when crime prevention operations are implemented.<\/p>\n
\u201cOther stakeholders are roped in, such as the EMPD, patrollers and even the various Youth Desks at times.<\/p>
\u201cTogether they push crime away from law abiding citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n
An example of this occurred on January 29, when the Elsburg SAPS received information from a member of the public that there were drugs in a particular residential house in Francolin Street, Elspark.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe police did not waste any time setting up an operation that took place on the same day.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey proceeded to the given address and, upon their arrival, they were welcomed by a mini garden that did not only have vegetables growing in it, but also big dagga plants,\u201d said Nhlabathi.<\/p>\n
On further investigation the police also discovered bags of dagga that had already been harvested and some in bottles, already flavoured.<\/p>\n
Next to the bottles of dried dagga there were also 20lt containers containing a white substance, suspected to be crystal meth.<\/p>\n
Drug unit teams from both the SAPS and the EMPD were called in and this resulted in the arrest of two people, a 36-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man.<\/p>\n
They were charged with dealing in and the possession of drugs and are expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrates Court soon.<\/p>\n
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