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A 38-year-old Correctional Services Officer at St Albans prison in Gqeberha has been arrested on charges of dealing drugs.
Police spokesperson, Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg, said he was arrested by members of a multi-disciplinary team on Sunday during which several cell phones were also seized.
She said the team, which comprised Gqeberha K9 Unit, the Anti-Gang Unit, and the Department of Correctional Services, conducted a stop and search of vehicles and personnel entering the facility at 5 am on Sunday morning.
“During the search of a Mercedes mini bus, police K9 ‘Coda’ reacted to a package which contained drugs. Further investigation led the team to search a prison cell where more drugs, dagga, cocaine and tik , six cell phones, and three cell phone chargers were seized,” she said.
Janse Van Rensburg said the total amount of drugs confiscated in the sting operation amounted to 400 mandrax tablets, two rolls of dagga, 14 packets of cocaine, 34 packets of tik and cash.
“The suspect was arrested on a charge of dealing in drugs and will appear at the St Albans Magistrate Court on Tuesday,” she said.
