{"id":240062,"date":"2022-10-14T13:38:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T11:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/tshwane-mayor-welcomes-drug-bust\/"},"modified":"2022-10-14T13:38:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T11:38:32","slug":"tshwane-mayor-welcomes-drug-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/tshwane-mayor-welcomes-drug-bust\/","title":{"rendered":"Tshwane Mayor welcomes drug bust"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202210\/handcuffsandgavel_0.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Tshwane Mayor Randall Williams has commended the city\u2019s Metro Police Department (TMPD) after officers this week nabbed 11 Nigerian nationals for possession of drugs valued at nearly R700&nbsp;000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to commend the TMPD Drug Unit for a successful major drug bust in Pretoria East on Sunday evening. During the operation, a total of 11 Nigerian nationals were arrested for possession and dealing in drugs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects, aged between 31 and 50, were found in the process of packing nyaope (common street drug) at a house in Garsfontein.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayor said the drugs recovered have an estimated street value of about R680&nbsp;000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Drug Unit members received a tip-off about drugs that were going to be delivered to Pierre van Ryneveld in Centurion. An operation was initiated and during the stakeout, a male suspect arrived to deliver the drugs. The officers arrested him on the spot,\u201d said Williams.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Nigerian male suspect then led the officers to two properties that he owns, one in Pierre van Ryneveld where drugs were found, and another in Garsfontein where the officers found 10 more Nigerian nationals packaging the drugs.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayor said all suspects were being detained at the Garsfontein SAPS station.<\/p>\n<p>Williams thanked the officers \u201cfor doing a brilliant job protecting our communities and young people from drugs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important that we all work together to ensure that Tshwane does not become a capital city for nyaope and other substances,\u201d he said. \u2013 <strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tshwane Mayor Randall Williams has commended the city\u2019s Metro Police Department (TMPD) after officers this week nabbed 11 Nigerian nationals for possession of drugs valued at nearly R700&nbsp;000. \u201cI would like to commend the TMPD Drug Unit for a successful major drug bust in Pretoria East on Sunday evening. 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