{"id":150161,"date":"2017-04-30T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/150161\/empd-unit-pounces-on-suspected-drug-dealer\/"},"modified":"2017-04-30T06:01:35","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T04:01:35","slug":"empd-unit-pounces-on-suspected-drug-dealer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/04\/30\/empd-unit-pounces-on-suspected-drug-dealer\/","title":{"rendered":"EMPD unit pounces on suspected drug dealer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A suspected drug dealer was arrested and drugs confiscated after EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit officers received information from reliable sources, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect was apprehended at 11.30am in Primrose and found in possession of crystal methamphetamine and Kat, with an estimated street value of R5 000,\u201d said Lieut-Col Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the EMPD.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe information on the vehicle used and the description of the suspect was used to stake out his place and surveillance was conducted to monitor his movements and actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe opportune time arrived last Tuesday and the EMPD members pounced and trapped the suspect at the corner of Rietfontein and Blackwood roads.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cA thorough search of the suspect\u2019s vehicle and his person revealed R300 worth of crystal meth and a lump of unprocessed Kat valued at R4 600.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old foreign national male was detained at the Primrose Police Station and charged with possession and dealing in illicit substances.<\/p>\n<p>He was expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a 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