{"id":131056,"date":"2016-08-20T07:25:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T05:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/131056\/germiston-police-catch-man-in-the-act-of-selling-dagga\/"},"modified":"2016-08-20T11:04:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T09:04:20","slug":"germiston-police-catch-man-in-the-act-of-selling-dagga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/08\/20\/germiston-police-catch-man-in-the-act-of-selling-dagga\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston police catch man in the act of selling dagga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Germiston crime prevention team recently nabbed a man for dealing in dagga at the Germiston Taxi Rank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe officers were out working in civilian clothes, blending into the environment, when they saw the suspect selling dagga at the taxi rank,\u201d said Capt Andr\u00e9 de Jager, spokesman for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey approached the man and identified themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_131058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131058\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/08\/34GCNCRIMEDAGGMH2_77807.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-131058\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/08\/34GCNCRIMEDAGGMH2_77807-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"The bags of dagga seized by members of the Germiston SAPS, during the arrest of a man at the Germiston Taxi Rank.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/08\/34GCNCRIMEDAGGMH2_77807-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/08\/34GCNCRIMEDAGGMH2_77807-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/08\/34GCNCRIMEDAGGMH2_77807.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-131058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bags of dagga seized by members of the Germiston SAPS, during the arrest of a man at the Germiston Taxi Rank.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The police searched the man and found more than 20 small bags packed with dagga, with a street value of about R3 000, in his possession.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The 25-year-old man was arrested and detained at the Germiston Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrig Nkensani Lemba, the Germiston SAPS station commander, congratulated Consts Jacob Lebelo, Meldick Phoku and Isaac Mthethwa for their commitment in the fight to combat crime,\u201d said de Jager.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a 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