Officers successfully seized a significant consignment of drugs in Milnerton during a targeted intelligence-driven operation on Sunday, March 16 2025.
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Officers from the Mitchells Plain Sub-District Crime Combating Unit successfully seized a significant consignment of drugs in Milnerton during a targeted intelligence-driven operation on Sunday, March 16 2025.
The team went to the targeted address in, Milnerton, where they tactically gained entry despite resistance from the occupants.
Upon searching two male suspects, officers discovered a small quantity of drugs in their possession.
Further interrogation led police to a second location, where they uncovered a VW Up containing a large drug stash and cash.
Two Nigerian nationals were arrested on charges of drug dealing.
The suspects will be formally charged and are expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court.
Officers successfully seized a significant consignment of drugs in Milnerton during a targeted intelligence-driven operation on Sunday, March 16 2025.
Image: SAPS
Meanwhile, Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile stated that deploying the military to gang-ridden areas is unnecessary, as police have the situation under control.
However, authorities are conducting a feasibility study on establishing an additional police station in Delft due to high crime levels.
Patekile highlighted the success of lockdown operations on the Cape Flats, where seven to 14-day stabilisation efforts have yielded positive results in areas such as Bishop Lavis, Mitchells Plain, and Elsies River.
However, Delft remains a concern due to its growing crime rate.
“We must not give gangs a status. These are just criminals, and we are not at a point where military intervention is required. We have the resources and capability to combat crime in the province,” Patekile stated.
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