EDEN CLUSTER – Vigilant members attached to the Rural Flying Squad, deployed to eradicate illicit activities along the highways, brought two suspects to book after drugs were found in their vehicles during weekend operations.

On Saturday, 27 November 2021, at about 15:20 the members responded to information from the public when they stopped a maroon Volkswagen Polo on the N12 at the entrance to Oudtshoorn. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of travelling bags stashed with dagga. The police confiscated 17,6 kilogram of dagga and arrested the 27-year-old driver on a charge of dealing in drugs.

Furthermore, on the same day at about 16:00, Rural Flying Squad members, deployed on the N2, in conjunction with Western Cape Provincial Traffic officials conducted a vehicle checkpoint on the N2 highway at Wilderness. The members stopped a Honda Jazz that was travelling from Knysna. Upon searching the vehicle the members found five packets of magic mushrooms and a small quantity of crushed Ecstasy hidden in the back. They confiscated the drugs and arrested the 33-year-old suspect on a charge of possession of drugs.

Both suspects remain in custody. They are expected to appear in the various courts on Monday, 29 November 2021, on mentioned charges.

Acting Eden Cluster Commander, Brigadier Phumzile Cetyana, commended the members for their vigilance and concerted efforts to eradicate drug trafficking along the highways of the region.

Source: South African Police Service