{"id":91528,"date":"2015-06-10T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/91528\/man-nabbed-for-drugs\/"},"modified":"2015-06-10T09:06:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T07:06:16","slug":"man-nabbed-for-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/06\/10\/man-nabbed-for-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Man nabbed for drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EMPD officers became suspicious when they noticed a 28-year-old man acting strangely while they were on patrol in Rietfontein Road, Primrose, recently.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_91529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91529\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/06\/24GCNCRIMEDRUGLH1_47589.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91529\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/06\/24GCNCRIMEDRUGLH1_47589-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"This 28-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose police for the possession of drugs.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/06\/24GCNCRIMEDRUGLH1_47589-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/06\/24GCNCRIMEDRUGLH1_47589-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/06\/24GCNCRIMEDRUGLH1_47589.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This 28-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose police for the possession of drugs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The officers approached the man and asked to search him.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>During the search officers found a small plastic bag containing a white powder believed to be drugs.<\/p>\n<p>They arrested the suspect for possession of drugs and transported him to the Primrose Police Station.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs police we encourage the community to get involved in the fight against drugs,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether we can make Primrose a drug free area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The accused has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrates Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other drug related arrests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/91047\/man-found-with-drugs-in-rietfontein-road\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man found with drugs in Rietfontein Road<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/91042\/man-arrested-for-dagga-possession\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man attempts to sell dagga to undercover cops<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='61bedb64d6d1782f9f21385c92c018f1'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EMPD find drugs in man\u2019s 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