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Police seized heroine valued at more than R1 million on the N2. Photograph: SAPS

Drug Bust: Police now seize heroin worth more than R1m on N2

An intelligence driven police operation led to a drug bust on the N2 near Pongolo where police arrested a drug dealer on his way to Gauteng.

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Police seized heroine valued at more than R1 million on the N2. Photograph: SAPS

An intelligence driven police operation led to the seizure of more than R1 million worth of raw herion that was headed for delivery to Gauteng in the latest drug bust on the N2 early on Friday morning.  

SAPS regional spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala, said police officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit had embarked on the search for the drugs, after receiving information that the suspect that was going to transport drugs.

“The suspect was coming from Durban and was going to transport drugs to Gauteng,” Gwala said. The team worked tirelessly throughout the night trying to gather all the information regarding the suspect,” she said.

“The police officers mobilised en route towards Jozini and Pongola after holding intense observation during the course of the night,” she said.

Gwala said police officers had spotted the suspect’s vehicle spotted travelling on the N2 freeway in the Pongola policing area at around 7am on Friday morning. 

“The vehicle was then intercepted. Upon searching the vehicle, the suspect was found in possession of 6kg of raw packed heroin. The drugs were packed in a coffee plastic packets as a disguise,” Gwala said.

The total value of the recovered drugs was more than R1 million, she said.

Gwala said a  28-year-old suspect had been arrested during the drug bust and charged for dealing and possession of drugs. 

The suspect is expected to appear before the Pongola Magistrates’ Court on 7 June 2021.