{"id":226102,"date":"2019-12-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226102\/drugs-worth-over-r36-000-discovered-in-dukathole\/"},"modified":"2019-12-14T20:05:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T18:05:52","slug":"drugs-worth-over-r36-000-discovered-in-dukathole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/15\/drugs-worth-over-r36-000-discovered-in-dukathole\/","title":{"rendered":"Drugs worth over R36\u00a0000 discovered in Dukathole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Armed with the description of a person, who could give officials a lead about wanted criminals involved in crimes against humanity, members of the EMPD Specialised Task Team and EMPD K9 Unit, along with two state organs responsible for the well-being of victims, moved into Dukathole last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe officers went to Selane Street at 1pm and the phrase being at the wrong place at the right time was proven,\u201d said Kobeli Mokheseng, spokesperson for the EMPD.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe officer knocked on the wrong door and it was opened by a 23-year-old woman who appeared nervous.<\/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\/225559\/empd-officers-find-drugs-worth-r6-000-in-primrose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EMPD officers find drugs worth R6\u00a0000 in Primrose<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225558\/men-allegedly-found-with-drugs-in-elsburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Men allegedly found with drugs in Elsburg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon entering the house, the EMPD K9 Unit\u2019s sniffer dogs found 331 Mandrax tablets and 66 knotted plastic bags of nyaope, with a street value of R36 400.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The officers\u2019 focus shifted and they put their primary mission on ice and arrested the female suspect.<\/p>\n<p>She was taken to the Germiston Police Station where charges of possession of and dealing in illicit substances were levelled against her.<\/p>\n<p>She is due to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/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>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span 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