Thu May 23 20:24:55 SAST 2013
Thu May 23 20:24:55 SAST 2013

Cops find drugs valued at R10m

Aug 24, 2012 | Katlego Moeng | 54 comments

THE police believe they may finally have found evidence that can be used to bring down one of Johannesburg's biggest drug kingpins.

LARGE HAUL: A joint Hawks and South African Revenue Services operation led to police finding dagga and chemicals to produce drugs. Photo: Sibusiso Msibi

A raid yesterday netted dagga and ephedrine valued at more than R10-million. Ephedrine is used to manufacture drugs like methcathinone, known as Cat on the street, ecstasy and mandrax.

The stash was found in a container in a storage warehouse in the industrial area just off Eloff Street in the city centre.

The drugs were covered with toilet paper and mattrasses.

National police spokesman Colonel Vishnu Naidoo said: "This container belongs to a 34-year-old Nigerian man. He is well known to the police as a notorious kingpin.

"We sent a team to his house in Honeydew and arrested him and his 26-year-old South African girlfriend. We found more drugs at the house."

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Thu May 23 20:24:55 SAST 2013 ::
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Aug 24, 2012

Mamelodian

Now this is what I call a job well done, they are crippling our society with their drugs. Now it's time to deny them bail.
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Aug 24, 2012

januswanus

Kobobane ya Mzansi.
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Aug 24, 2012

Papage

Nigerians again, when will tis Government listen to us? Foreighners are destroying our country big time and you still say, they helped us during hard times and we should be welcoming. As for our sisters getting hooked by them, arrest my case.
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Aug 24, 2012

Flemza

The sad part about this, is South African girl friend , whats wrong with our sisters , what do they see in these foreigners , to make it worst a criminal foreigner , I can`t believe this whats wrong with our daughters , our sisters , our ladies , please can someone explain to me whats wrong with them , she should have get herslf a hard working South African man , maybe me even though I`m married I can explain to wife , and I think my wife will understand , rather than for this poor lady be with a Nigerian drug dealer out off all people., God help our Mansi
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Aug 24, 2012

Pointman

Who buys the sh!t produced by these people. I hope this guy is removed permanently. The fact that they continue to smuggle drugs into Thailand and Singapore in spite of the death penalty there shows how determined these guys are to profit from drugs.
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Aug 24, 2012

Phuphethakatha

Wow, that's good news in very long time. We've been bogged down by this Marikana massacre. Now I'm high with excitement. Good job guys, keep it up and root out this evil from our society.
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Aug 24, 2012

Afrojoy

National police spokesman Colonel Vishnu Naidoo said: "This container belongs to a 34-year-old Nigerian man. He is well known to the police as a notorious kingpin.

So how come he hadn't been arrested all along? Since he was well known and was also keeping them in his house, a sipmp,e raid way back would have saved lots of addicts' lives....but of course, they police were on hs payroll.
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Aug 24, 2012

Kinggeezo

@ Papage

I rest my case.
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Aug 24, 2012

thabiso992000

Im am sharing a flat with a SAn's gal and his Nigerian boyfriend, the gal is working and is earning a good salary, the guy is not working all he do is to eat the whole day. The gal is convinced that the man is not a pimp and i dont cause i hang out in town and i always see him with shady characters. He is cool and always broke, but i am a man and i drink and i see him with this guys but they never come around, yerrrr this girls
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Aug 24, 2012

Sgandy

Police this guy is well known as a kingpin..and why the hell is he still roaming and polluting our streets..
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