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Five Nigerians have been arrested by the by operatives of Tshwane Metro Police Drug Unit members in Garsfontein, Pretoria, South Africa for allegedly dealing in cocaine and crystal meth.
The suspects were arrested on Tuesday with drugs worth over half a million Rand found in their possession after their apartment was searched.
TMPD said in a statement on Wednesday that the operation followed a tip-off that a white Suzuki swift vehicle was delivering drugs at Atterbury road area of the city.
Subsequently police officers traced the suspect to his residence where they discovered four suspects who were busy packaging heroine and crystal meth and arrested them.
The full statement by the Police reads:
Tshwane Metro Police Drug Unit members arrested 5 Nigerian male nationals in Garsfontein
The TMPD members responded to a tip-off on Tuesday 8 November 2022 about a white Suzuki swift vehicle that was delivering drugs at Atterbury road.
The officers traced the suspect to his residence at a complex, inside his unit they found 4 suspects busy packaging heroine (nyaope) and crystal meth.
They were all arrested for dealing and possession of drugs. The drugs found has an estimated street value of close to half a million Rand.
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