GQEBERHA – While some drugs are illegal to possess without a prescription, these medicines classified as Schedule 5 and 6 are nevertheless finding its way into the wrong hands. The illegal possession of prescription drugs is rife in the northern areas in Gqeberha.

On Saturday, 26 November 2022 at about 19:00 Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) members executed a search warrant at a house in Highfield Road in Korsten. A total of 2947 tablets (Stilpain, Purata, Brazepan and Tripeline) were confiscated. A 40-year-old woman was arrested and detained for contravening the Medicines Control Act. The estimated street value of the tablets is R12 842-00. Police also confiscated cash.

The woman will appear in the Gelvandale magistrate court on Monday, 28 November 2022.

Police are warning people that Schedule 5/6 tablets as the ones that were seized must require a prescription from a medical practitioner and cannot be bought from any individual who is not a doctor.

Source: South African Police Service