A 37-year-old foreign national suspect was apprehended for possession of drugs in Polokwane on Wednesday.
The suspect was arrested during a joint operation by the Provincial Organised Crime Unit while at a hiking spot area, trying to catch a ride back home at Elim in Makhado under Vhembe District.
During the arrest, one ball of heroin drugs with an estimated street value of R 4000, 00 was confiscated.
The Provincial Commissioner of police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has commended the arrest of the suspect, emphasizing the commitment to combating drug trafficking in the province.
The suspect will appear before Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 24 November 2023 facing a charge of possession of drugs.