{"id":218703,"date":"2019-09-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218703\/man-arrested-drugs-seized-by-empd-officers\/"},"modified":"2019-09-20T17:55:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T15:55:00","slug":"man-arrested-drugs-seized-by-empd-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/20\/man-arrested-drugs-seized-by-empd-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested, drugs seized by EMPD officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Patrolling EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit members arrested a suspect after he was allegedly caught red-handed selling drugs on Minnie Road, in Germiston, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old male suspect was cornered and thoroughly searched, after an alleged customer who noticed the officers approaching escaped on foot, leaving the drugs and the alleged dealer behind.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Six pieces of the drug rock, seven ziplock bags of nyaope, three full Mandrax tablets and one half of a Mandrax tablet, valued at R650, were seized.<\/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\/218638\/woman-allegedly-stabbed-during-argument\/\" target=\"_blank\">Woman allegedly stabbed during argument<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218240\/saps-investigate-primrose-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\">SAPS ask community for help in tracking down murder suspects<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the way to book the suspect, EMPD officers came across an abandoned Mazda 323, causing an obstruction on La Basse Road in Kutalo.<\/p>\n<p>The five-door vehicle was checked and it was revealed that the motor vehicle had been stolen in February 2017, in the KwaThema area.<\/p>\n<p>The arrested suspect was taken to the Germiston Police Station and charged with possession of and dealing in illicit substances.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n<p>The recovered Mazda 323 was sent to the SAPS Van Ryn Deep Pound in Benoni for further investigation and safekeeping.<\/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\" 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