{"id":216458,"date":"2019-09-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/216458\/germiston-saps-nab-two-for-drug-possession\/"},"modified":"2019-09-02T11:33:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T09:33:45","slug":"germiston-saps-nab-two-for-drug-possession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/02\/germiston-saps-nab-two-for-drug-possession\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston SAPS nab two for drug possession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While on patrol in Ostend Road, on Thursday, officers from the Germiston SAPS Task Team noticed a man acting suspiciously.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-216564\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG-20190829-WA0034-Custom-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG-20190829-WA0034-Custom-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG-20190829-WA0034-Custom-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>When he noticed the police he ran into a nearby house.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/216221\/man-arrested-for-armed-robbery-three-escape\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man arrested for armed robbery, three escape<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe officers chased after him,\u201d said Const Maxwell Mabunda, the communications officer for the Germiston police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOnce cornered, officers searched him and the room he was allegedly staying in and found 49 different types of drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA second suspect was found on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDagga and other drugs were found in his possession.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/215953\/ekurhuleni-west-cluster-detains-101-suspects\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ekurhuleni West Cluster detains 101 suspects<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The two men, aged 32 and 33 respectively, were arrested on a charge of drug possession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe estimated value of the drugs seized during the arrests was R12 000,\u201d said Mabunda.<\/p>\n<p>The pair have since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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