{"id":92198,"date":"2019-04-05T09:30:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T07:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=92198"},"modified":"2019-04-05T19:55:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T17:55:42","slug":"seen-men-suspects-sought-role-drug-syndicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/04\/05\/seen-men-suspects-sought-role-drug-syndicate\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you seen these men? Suspects sought for role in drug syndicate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A warrant of arrest was issued against Onyekanna and Ezenwa, known by aliases \u201850 cent\u2019 and \u2018Alex\u2019 respectively in August 2016, after Hawks investigations have linked them to an alleged drug syndicate that operated in South Africa and Neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>The syndicate is mainly run from the Mpumalanga region and locals are asked to be on the look out for these men.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about Onyekanna and Ezenwa&#8217;s whereabouts are urged to contact Investigating Officer, Warrant Officer Jacob Ras on 0824620760.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92200\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-92200\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/syn-1-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/syn-1-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/syn-1-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chukwuemeka Kingsley Ezenwa.<br \/>Alias: Alex.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88482\/parents-frustrated-lack-space-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parents frustrated by a lack of space in Middelburg schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88163\/traffic-officers-appear-court-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traffic officers to appear in court for corruption<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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