{"id":153573,"date":"2017-06-09T06:07:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T04:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153573\/drug-bust-in-dukathole\/"},"modified":"2017-06-10T00:07:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T22:07:19","slug":"drug-bust-in-dukathole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/06\/09\/drug-bust-in-dukathole\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug bust in Dukathole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston SAPS Task Team members spotted a man smoking dagga in his car, on May 25, while patrolling in Dukathole.<\/p>\n<p>The members approached the man and asked him to step out of his vehicle for a search.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>While searching, the officers found three plastic packages containing dagga.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree bullets were also found in the suspect\u2019s car,\u201d said Capt George Raphulu, head of communications for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect was arrested and taken to the Germiston Police Station.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raphulu also said that while the police were busy questioning the suspect, a 39-year-old man came to the police station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man had brought R2 000 in cash, to bribe the police officers to release his friend,\u201d said Raphulu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man was arrested on a charge of bribery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur station commander, Brig Nkensani Lemba, praised the members for good work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153570\/murderer-and-rapist-gets-life-imprisonment\/\">Murderer and rapist gets life imprisonment for Rondebult crime<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153162\/delport-residents-voice-their-concerns-over-crime\/\">Delport residents voice 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