{"id":12582,"date":"2014-01-13T07:10:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T07:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=12582"},"modified":"2014-01-13T07:10:30","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T07:10:30","slug":"durban-narcotics-team-arrests-drug-dealers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=12582","title":{"rendered":"Durban narcotics team arrests drug dealers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/drugs-gun-knife.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9569\" alt=\"drugs-gun-knife\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/drugs-gun-knife-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/drugs-gun-knife-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/drugs-gun-knife-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/drugs-gun-knife.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On Thursday, 9 January 2014 \u00a0members of the Durban Flying Squad Narcotics Task Team brought down another two drug dealers in the Durban area. The two were arrested in two separate busts in different suburbs and police seized rock cocaine, ecstasy and dagga from both men to the street value of more than R46\u00a0500-00. They are expected to appear in court soon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At 13:15 the members were patrolling at Seaview area in Bellair when they followed up information about drugs in the area. The members proceeded to Bridge road where they searched a house and found rock cocaine and 600 ecstasy tablets to the street value of more than R44\u00a0000. The suspect (37) was immediately arrested and detained for possession of drugs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After officers from the Narcotics Task Team had completed their duties at Montclair they proceeded to Westcliff area in Chatsworth. At 16:30 they searched another house at Domino street, Westcliff and recovered 512 grams of dagga. \u00a0The suspect(44) was also arrested and detained on charges of possession of drugs. The value of the drugs seized is estimated at R2 500-00.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Mmamonnye Ngobeni congratulated the Narcotics Task Team for the arrest of these notorious drug dealers. \u201cI am pleased that the Flying Squad Narcotics Task Team has once again proved that reports in certain media that we are not serious about dealing with drug peddlers was rash and unfounded. \u00a0We have the most committed individuals that are in the forefront of the fight against drugs and their results have been consistent over the years. In the absence of any interventions by other role-players, police still remain committed to fighting this battle\u201d she said. &#8211; SA Police Media Service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, 9 January 2014 \u00a0members of the Durban Flying Squad Narcotics Task Team brought down another two drug dealers in the Durban area. The two were arrested in two separate busts in different suburbs and police seized rock cocaine, ecstasy and dagga from both men to the street value of more than R46\u00a0500-00. 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