{"id":217477,"date":"2019-09-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/217477\/duo-cornered-and-found-with-drugs-in-sunnyridge\/"},"modified":"2019-09-09T15:19:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T13:19:51","slug":"duo-cornered-and-found-with-drugs-in-sunnyridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/10\/duo-cornered-and-found-with-drugs-in-sunnyridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Duo cornered and found with drugs in Sunnyridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Information received and swiftly acted upon by EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) members recently led to the arrest of two men.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest took place on the corner of Porter Road and School Avenue in Sunnyridge.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>After the duo was cornered and frisked the officers uncovered 10 ziplock bags of crystal meth, seven Mandrax tablets and nine ziplock bags of Kat to the value of R5 150.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/217017\/primrose-police-hold-imbizo-to-address-crimes-in-the-informal-settlements\/\" target=\"_blank\">Primrose police hold Imbizo to address crimes in the informal settlements<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/217203\/criminality-reigns-and-chaos-erupts-as-germiston-cbd-is-looted\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round up: Criminality reigns and chaos erupts as Germiston CBD is looted<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cash amounting to R2 600 suspected to be the proceeds of illicit dealings were also found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe male suspects, aged 38 and 43 years old respectively, decided not to cooperate with officers during the exercise before they were incapacitated and marched to the Primrose Police Station, where they were charged with possession of and dealing in illicit substances, as well as resisting arrest,\u201d said Kobeli Mokheseng, EMPD media liaison officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p 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