It s believed the woman sought help, after being assaulted, by knocking on the door of a house during the early hours of Saturday, where she collapsed.
Hawks seize drugs worth R132k News24.com Photo By Felix Ndlangamandla/Gallo Images.
A consignment of mandrax tablets, with an estimated value of R132 000, has been intercepted by the Hawks en route to Cape Town.
Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani said, together with the K9 unit and Crime
Intelligence and Provincial Organised Crime, they intercepted a bakkie
near Victoria Heights in George.
They had received information that the bakkie was transporting drugs to the Mother City from Port Elizabeth. Upon searching the vehicle, the joint team, led by Hawks members, discovered drugs worth R132 000 hidden in a compartment behind the seat, said
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A consignment of mandrax tablets, with an estimated value of R132 000, has been intercepted by the Hawks en route to Cape Town.
Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani said, together with the K9 unit and Crime Intelligence and Provincial Organised Crime, they intercepted a bakkie near Victoria Heights in George.
They had received information that the bakkie was transporting drugs to the Mother City from Port Elizabeth. Upon searching the vehicle, the joint team, led by Hawks members, discovered drugs worth R132 000 hidden in a compartment behind the seat, said Hani.
The driver of the vehicle, aged 46, was arrested and charged with dealing drugs, and is expected to appear in the George Magistrate s Court on Monday.
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GEORGE NEWS - Four days after the body of a 23-year-old man, Jethro Joseph, was found in an open field near PW Botha Boulevard, two suspects, aged 19 and 23, were arrested on Sunday 10 January.
According to Southern Cape police spokesperson, Sgt Chris Spies, the body of the deceased had multiple injuries. He was found by a passer-by at approximately 11:30 on Wednesday 6 January. The suspects remain in custody and are scheduled to appear in the George Magistrate s Court on Tuesday 12 January on a charge of murder, said Spies.
By the time of going to print on Wednesday, the details about their court appearance could not be confirmed.