A 49-year-old Nigerian national was arrested after Operation Shanela members, following up on a tip-off, were deployed to Langa on Thursday, September 26.
The officers were patrolling Zone 22 when they were alerted to a person allegedly selling drugs in the area. Upon searching the suspects premises, they discovered drugs .
The members followed up the information and searched the premises. They found 107 mandrax tablets, 218.70 grams of crystal meth and a firearm magazine in the house, the Western Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, said.
The suspect was taken into custody for possession of drugs and was set to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court after being formally charged.
In a separate incident, members of the Public Order Police arrested two suspects, aged 18 and 24, in Vrygrond.
