Three arrested for drug dealing in Western Cape, while another nabbed on firearm charges

Three men have been arrested for drug dealing in the Western Cape, while a fourth has been charged with possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.

“On Friday, a 30-year-old man was arrested for drug dealing after police received a tip-off and searched premises in New Rest, Gugulethu. They confiscated a consignment of drugs and detained the man,” said provincial police spokesperson W/O Joseph Swartbooi.

In a separate incident in Shukushukuma informal settlement in Mfuleni on the same day, a 40-year-old man was charged for possession of drugs after fleeing police, while a 32-year-old man was arrested in Arundle Drive, Belhar, for cultivating and dealing in dagga, he added. 

The suspects will appear in the Athlone, Blue Downs and Bellville magistrates' courts soon.