{"id":221296,"date":"2019-10-22T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/221296\/tip-off-leads-to-recovery-of-gold-nuggets-dagga-in-palm-ridge\/"},"modified":"2019-10-22T15:44:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T13:44:27","slug":"tip-off-leads-to-recovery-of-gold-nuggets-dagga-in-palm-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/10\/22\/tip-off-leads-to-recovery-of-gold-nuggets-dagga-in-palm-ridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip-off leads to recovery of gold nuggets, dagga in Palm Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A hawk-eyed member of the community smelled a rat when he noticed more than 10 suspicious-looking men and women frequenting a shack on a daily basis in Palm Ridge Extension Five.<\/p>\n<p>The community member alerted the EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>DEU officers responded swiftly to the tip-off and visited the shack at 1.30pm last Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221298\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-221298\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/43GCNCRIMEGOLDM_43792-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/43GCNCRIMEGOLDM_43792-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/43GCNCRIMEGOLDM_43792-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/43GCNCRIMEGOLDM_43792-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/10\/43GCNCRIMEGOLDM_43792.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The shack in Palm Ridge where the two suspects were arrested.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When they arrived they found two male occupants, aged 19 and 25 years old respectively, at the shack.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Officers arrested the two after they discovered four gold nuggets weighing 9.42 grams and five paper-wrapped packets of dagga, allegedly in the men\u2019s possession, all valued at R3 550.<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220899\/empd-officers-salvage-nine-metre-copper-cable\/\" target=\"_blank\">EMPD officers salvage nine-metre copper cable<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220640\/two-arrested-for-allegedly-dealing-in-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two arrested for allegedly dealing in drugs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The men were taken to the Eden Park Police Station and charged with possession of dagga and illegal possession of gold nuggets.<\/p>\n<p>They are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n<p>SAPS detectives are investigating the origin of the well-polished gold nuggets.<\/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 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