South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Northern Cape
NORTHERN CAPE – A tactical intelligence driven operation yielded enormous successes after drugs worth more than R2 million was seized in Upington.
The Northern Cape Crime intelligence unit in Upington in conjunction with Upington Border Police intercepted a Courier bakkie loaded with compressed dagga weighing 30,200 kg, Crystal Meth weighing 6,35 kg, 10 bundles of plants in Paballelo location in Upington on Friday, 03 December 2021, at approximately 14:00.
Police acted on intelligence regarding the courier service bakkie which will be transporting a consignment of drugs to Upington.
The identified Courier bakkie was spotted in Paballelo but the driver abandoned it and fled on foot when he realized that the police were on his radar.
The suspect is still at large and the courier bakkie was confiscated.
The Northern Cape Provincial Management applauded the members involved in the operation.
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