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Barkly East: The SAPS of
Barkly East has scored a
major victory in the war
against drugs on the 17th of
November 2025 at 19:30 Khowa (Elliot) whereby the
after busting a drug dealer
traveling in an ambulance. takes patients to East
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November 2025: A 23 year Command Centre) team in
old suspect has been the town of Burgersdorp. (tik) with money in the left
arrested and is facing drug
related charges following an
operation by the DOCC information about a house
on its way back.
All the occupants with their
luggage were searched and
the 35 year old female was
caught with a substantial
amount of drugs in her
possession. The suspect was
arrested and the 105 full
mandrax tablets and 12
sachets of tik to the value of
R 1 6 5 0 0 - 0 0 w e r e
confiscated.
She will appear before the
Barkly East Magistrate court.
On Friday the 14th of
November 2025 in an
unrelated case D/W/O
Jansen stopped and
searched three suspicious
men in the town of Barkly
East and found 43 mandrax
tablets and 89g tik in their
possession. The three
suspects age 25, 28 and 33
were arrested.
The SAPS received a tip-off The Joe Gqabi District
about the dealer's activities C o m m i s s i o n e r M a j o r
and conducted an operation General Lindelwa Vellem
on the R58 in the direction of commended the members
on the swift reaction that
identified ambulance that made the arrest and
confiscations possible. The
successful operation is a
testament to the dedication
and hard work of the SAPS in
keeping our communities
safe and the good working
relationship between the
SAPS and the community.
Together we stand in the
fight against crime.
where drugs are being sold.
The members proceeded to
the identified house in
Tembisa and on their arrival
they found the suspect and
searched him.
They found one transparent
(District Operational
button bag of crystal meth
back pocket of his jeans.
On the 12th of November
2025 the team received T h e m e m b e r s t h e n
continued to search the
house and found Twenty-two
transparent button bags
containing crystal meth (tik)
and twelve full mandrax star
tablets hidden in a steel pipe
on the ceiling in the toilet.
The 23 year old suspect will
appear in the Burgersdorp
magistrate’s court on the
charges of possession and
dealing in drugs.
The Joe Gqabi District
C o m m i s s i o n e r M a j o r
General Lindelwa Vellem
commended the members
o n t h e a r r e s t a n d
confiscations. She also
mentioned that this arrest
h i g h l i g h t s t h e S A P S
continued commitment to
keeping drugs out of our
community and holding
those responsible for the
possession and dealing in
drugs accountable.