Cape Town – Police in Limpopo have arrested two foreign nationals for allegedly selling drugs to learners around the Flora Park Dam.
The suspects aged 41 and 44 were arrested last week and were set to appear in court on Monday on charges of possession and dealing in drugs.
Heroine with an estimated street value of R20 000 was confiscated by the police, said Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba in a statement.
“Members of the provincial organised crime unit in collaboration with crime intelligence received information about a 41-year-old Nigerian who was allegedly selling drugs to learners of Northern Academy Secondary and Flora Park Secondary schools which are adjacent to Flora Park Dam,” Ledwaba said.
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Police followed up on the information and a sting operation was conducted on the day where a Nigerian man was subsequently found sitting in a white Nissan Almera sedan, said Ledwaba.
“Police requested to search his motor vehicle and found 500 balls of heroine with an estimated street value of R20 000 concealed inside the dashboard,” Ledwaba said.
“The operation continued and his countryman, aged 44, was nabbed along the N1 north next to Botlokwa just after he allegedly received the heroine drugs from the first suspect at Flora Park Dam meant for further distribution.”
Ledwaba said the suspects were set to appear before the Polokwane and Botlokwa Magistrate’s Courts, while police investigations continued.
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