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The police officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit acted on information about drug dealing at a block of flats on West Street in Durban. An operation was put in place yesterday and the team conducted a preliminary investigation. A successful takedown resulted in the arrest of the 42-year-old suspect after he was found […]

Last night police officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit conducted an operation in the Durban CBD in the fight against crime. They were following up on intelligence received about a man who was in possession of drugs. The team proceeded to a flat on Gillespie Street and a sting operation was put in […]

LOOK: Suspect allegedly hid R1m worth of heroin in coffee packets Share Durban: A suspect who allegedly hid more than a R1 million worth of heroin in coffee packets is expected to appear in the Pongola Magistrate’s Court on Monday. According to KZN police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala, police officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit embarked on an intelligence-driven information regarding the suspect that was going to transport drugs. “It is alleged the suspect was com...

Heroin worth over R1 million seized in Pongola Updated Newswatch Share this: Heroin said to be worth over a million rand has been seized in northern KwaZulu-Natal after police intercepted a vehicle. SAPS The vehicle was said to be coming from Durban and taking the narcotics to Gauteng.  The police kept watch for any possible movement overnight. They spotted the vehicle this morning travelling on the N2 in Pongola. The officers stopped the driver and found 6kg of raw packed heroin - disguised...

An intelligence driven police operation led to a drug bust on the N2 near Pongolo where police arrested a drug dealer on his way to Gauteng.

Two suspects appeared before the Durban Magistrates’ Court on 2 June 2021. The matter was remanded for further investigation. Their arrest follows an operation that was conducted by the police officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit at Durban Central. The operation was carried out on 1 June 2021 by the same team. A […]

  DURBAN – The operation by the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit are still on-going in the province to eliminate the abuse of drugs and also to close all the nets on drug dealers. This follows an operation that was carried out at KwaMashu on 20 May 2021. Three suspects aged between 24 and 35 were placed under arrest after they were found in possession of drugs. The suspects were found with 676 pieces of rock cocaine, 14 straws of crystal meth and 33 glass lollies. The estimated street va...

PICS: Six arrested, drugs valued at R780 000 seized KZN raids Share DURBAN - POLICE in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested six suspects and recovered drugs worth hundreds of thousands of rand in operations around the province this week. In the most recent operations, police arrested two men, aged 19 and 32 and confiscated 672 capsules of heroin and 119 pieces of rock cocaine. Provincial SAPS spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala, said officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit followed up on info...

SAPS Drug Bust: Now police seize cocaine in Durban CBD An SAPS raid in Durban led to the police seizing packets of cocaine and capsules destined to be filled with heroin. The KwaZulu-Natal SAPS Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit swooped on two Durban properties where they seized cocaine and capsules destined to be filled with heroin on Tuesday. SAPS regional spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala, said that the bust took place during the provincial drug and firearm unit’s ongoing operation in the ...