Drug Haul

The random checks at roadblocks are paying off for Aberdeen SAPS.

Last Friday a car travelling from Umtata  (or is it Mtata?) was stopped at a road block about 2km from Aberdeen. When the vehicle was searched, nine bags of dagga were found.  Three men and one woman, who were on their way to Cape Town, were arrested and will appear in court in Aberdeen on Thursday.

In another incident, a coloured man (27) from Lotusville has been arrested after twenty Mandrax tablets were found in his possession. The man was hiking back from Graaff-Reinet, when two members of Graaff-Reinet SAPS stopped to give him a lift. His initial pleasure at being offered a ride was no doubt soon dispelled when the officers searched him and found the drugs!

One housebreaking was reported over the weekend, at a house in Ziervogel Street. The owners are away, and it was only when a neighbour checked on the house that the break-in was discovered. As far as can be ascertained, a microwave oven, TV, and portable radio cassette player have been taken.

Three people (including one juvenile) have been arrested for housebreaking at another house in Ziervogel Street recently, and some of the stolen goods have been recovered. One of the suspects,  a 22 year old man, was out on parole after a previous conviction for housebreaking.