EASTERN CAPE – On Tuesday, 07 September 2021 at about 15h45 Cookhouse Crime Prevention members received information about a man who was possibly in possession of drugs, hitch hiking on the N10 Road to Bedford.

Members swiftly mobilised and followed the information. They found the male fitting the description at the intersection of N10/R63 leading to Bedford. A body search was conducted by the members and the male was found in possession of twenty (20) Boss Mandrax tablets and also five (05) Sachets of Tik weighing almost 40 gram.

The estimated street value of the drugs is R14 000-00.

The 37-year-old male was arrested for dealing in drugs.

The suspect will appear in Somerset-East Magistrate court  today, 08 September 2021, on the charges brought against him.

Source: South African Police Service