Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner KwaZulu-Natal

DURBAN – Yesterday at 18:00, police officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit acted on information of a suspect that was packaging drugs from a flat on Dr Pixley Ka Seme Street in Durban.

The team proceeded to the identified flat and a sting operation was successfully executed. The operation resulted in the arrest of the 36-year-old man who was found in possession of two x 1kg packages of crystal meth, twelve large packages of crystal meth (weighing 1110grams), cocaine powder (weighing 51 grams), 93 ziplock packets of crystal meth (weighing 247,9 grams), 27 ziplock packets of cocaine powder (weighing 16,1 grams), 1616  ecstasy tablets, 100 glass pipes and 2 x 5 litre containers containing an undetermined liquid.

The recovered drugs are valued at R800 000-00. The suspect was detained for contravention of the drugs and drug trafficking Act as well as dealing and possession of drugs. He is appearing before the Durban Magistrates Court this morning.
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