{"id":232111,"date":"2020-02-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232111\/alleged-drug-peddler-caught-at-germiston-taxi-rank\/"},"modified":"2020-02-21T08:10:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T06:10:28","slug":"alleged-drug-peddler-caught-at-germiston-taxi-rank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/21\/alleged-drug-peddler-caught-at-germiston-taxi-rank\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged drug peddler caught at Germiston Taxi Rank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While out patrolling in the Germiston area on Thursday at 1.45pm, members of the EMPD Drug Enforcement Unit stopped and searched a suspicious-looking man.<\/p>\n<p>The officers stopped the 30-year-old man at the Germiston Taxi Rank, and upon searching him they allegedly discovered two pieces of rock cocaine and seven paper-wrapped packages containing nyaope.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/231167\/nyaope-confiscated-in-zonkizizwe-suspected-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nyaope confiscated in Zonkizizwe, suspected arrested<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/230185\/kat-worth-r2-200-found-in-katlehong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kat worth R2\u00a0200 found in Katlehong<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The estimated street value of the drugs was R800.<\/p>\n<p>They also confiscated R25 in cash believed to be the proceeds of dealing in drugs.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested and taken to the Germiston Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>He is 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