{"id":131080,"date":"2016-08-20T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/131080\/empd-pounce-on-suspected-drug-dealer\/"},"modified":"2016-08-20T11:04:18","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T09:04:18","slug":"empd-pounce-on-suspected-drug-dealer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/08\/20\/empd-pounce-on-suspected-drug-dealer\/","title":{"rendered":"EMPD pounce on suspected drug dealer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit, acting on information furnished by concerned members of the Primrose community, were responsible for a suspected drug dealer landing behind bars, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The man was found in possession of drugs worth just over R23 000 on the streets.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cClose monitoring of the suspect was conducted over a period of two days,\u201d said Lieut-Col Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the EMPD.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_131081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131081\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/08\/34GCNCRIMEDRUGMH2_61501.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-131081\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/08\/34GCNCRIMEDRUGMH2_61501-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"This suspected drug dealer was arrested in his flat, in Primrose, on Wednesday.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/08\/34GCNCRIMEDRUGMH2_61501-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/08\/34GCNCRIMEDRUGMH2_61501-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/08\/34GCNCRIMEDRUGMH2_61501.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-131081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This suspected drug dealer was arrested in his flat, in Primrose, on Wednesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOn Wednesday, at about 9am, the metro police raided the suspect\u2019s flat in Zinya Street.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey found 46 packets of crystal meth valued at R18 400, eight ziplock bags of Kat valued at R3 000, eight packets of Tai-white valued at R1 600 and two ecstasy tablets valued at R300.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old Nigerian man was taken to the Primrose Police Station and charged with possession of and dealing in illicit substances.<\/p>\n<p>He was due to appear in the Germiston Magistrates Court on Thursday, August 18.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a 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