NORTHERN CAPE. — A package delivered to the wrong address in Kimberley by a courier service led police to seize drugs worth R195 000 on Thursday. A 48-year-old foreign national was taken into custody.
According to police spokesperson Brigadier Mashay Gamieldien, officers from the provincial organised crime unit were called to a local business at around 11:00 after the package was allegedly delivered to the wrong address. Police arranged a controlled delivery, after which the intended recipient was taken into custody. A search of the package yielded tik and 300 Mandrax tablets, which were hidden in a plastic bag. The drugs have an estimated street value of R195 000.
Cash believed to be the proceeds of drug dealing was also found in the suspect's possession and was seized for further investigation. The suspect faces a charge of drug dealing and is expected to appear in the Kimberley magistrate's court soon.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
