2 bust for cocaine in KZN

23 February 2012 - 11:22
By Sapa

TWO people have been arrested and cocaine has been seized in Umbilo, KwaZulu-Natal, police said on Tuesday.

One of the men was arrested for dealing in drugs when he was found with cocaine with a street value of R81000, Captain Thulani Zwane said.

The other was arrested for possession of cocaine.

They were both due to appear in the Durban Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Amid reports of widespread drug dealing in the Umbilo area, there had been 18 drug-related arrests there in the past week, Lt-Gen Mammonnye Ngobeni said.