{"id":220115,"date":"2019-10-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220115\/empd-officers-pounce-on-alleged-drug-dealers-in-katlehong-2\/"},"modified":"2019-10-10T15:55:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:55:37","slug":"empd-officers-pounce-on-alleged-drug-dealers-in-katlehong-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/10\/empd-officers-pounce-on-alleged-drug-dealers-in-katlehong-2\/","title":{"rendered":"EMPD officers pounce on alleged drug dealers in Katlehong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Patrols by EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) members last Monday in the south of Katlehong yielded results.<\/p>\n<p>Two alleged drug dealers were nabbed in possession of Kat worth R1 200 on the streets. Both arrests took place at about 9.30am.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe discerning eye of the passing metro police officers spotted the alleged drug dealers by their suspicious actions,\u201d said Kobeli Mokheseng, spokesperson for the EMPD.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_220117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220117\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-220117\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/41GCNCRIMEKATMH_13618-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/41GCNCRIMEKATMH_13618-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/41GCNCRIMEKATMH_13618-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/41GCNCRIMEKATMH_13618-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/41GCNCRIMEKATMH_13618.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The shack in the south of Katlehong where EMPD officers spotted the two alleged drug dealers last Monday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA 22-year-old man and a 26-year-old man were standing next to a shack on Ntanga Street.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey were approached and searched and officers allegedly discovered five ziplock bags of Kat packed inside two sunglasses cases, as well as R580 in cash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a 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