Easter blitz as South African cops storm nine dealers and seize R137000 of killer narcotics
Hard as nails cops from the Free State Anti Gang Unit have smashed a drug ring in a blistering four day Easter crackdown.
The elite squad stormed suspected poison pushing dens across Mangaung to keep families safe over the holiday weekend and left dealers reeling.
Using search warrants, they hit multiple hotspots in Bloemfontein known for flooding the streets with deadly gear.
In total they nabbed nine suspects and seized drugs worth a staggering R137,000 on the streets, including the notorious Mandrax, crystal meth and CAT. A wad of suspected crime cash was also snatched.
THURSDAY APRIL 2 — CHRIS HANI SQUARE & HEIDEDAL
At 11:30am officers pounced and collared two men aged 36 and 48 after finding Mandrax tablets. They were busted for dealing.
The same team tracked down a 38-year-old wanted for theft in Heidedal and hauled him in.
FRIDAY APRIL 3 — IPOPENG
Between 12:15pm and 4pm the unit swooped on Ipopeng and arrested four more — three blokes aged 25, 34 and 37, plus a 42-year-old woman — all for peddling Mandrax.
SATURDAY APRIL 4 — PHELINDABA
Cops shifted to Phelindaba and caught two men, aged 24 and 39, with a nasty cocktail of CAT, crystal meth and Mandrax.
SUNDAY APRIL 5 — HEIDEDAL
The operation wrapped at 8:30am with the arrest of a 32-year-old man caught red-handed with crystal meth and Mandrax.
South African Police confirmed the full haul is valued at R137,000 street price, plus undeclared bundles of dirty money.
The aggressive #DrugsOffTheStreets push delivered a major blow to the scum ruining communities during Easter.