Group of drug dealers tracked and arrested

VERULAM – Two (2) drug dealers, a wanted suspect and six (6) drug users were arrested by Reaction Officers who were searching for robbery suspects in a bush seperating the R102 and the Verulam CBD on Wednesday morning.

At approximately 10:31 members of Reaction Unit South Africa were searching for three (3) men who had robbed an elderly male of his Huawei cellphone outside the Verulam Market on Ireland Street. The victim pointed Reaction Officers in the direction which the robbers had fled.

While conducting a search of a dense bush Reaction Officers came across a group of men. Most of them were either smoking or preparing to smoke Heroin. One individual was found with 82 capsules of Heroin and a piece of Crack Cocaine in his pocket while a second person was found in possession of 71 capsules of Heroin and 4 pieces of Crack Cocaine. Both men were also in possession of a large amount of cash. They confirmed during an interview that they were dealing drugs for a taxi boss.

One of the suspects was pointed out by the victim as the person who had robbed him of his cellphone. He is believed to be involved in several robberies in the Verulam CBD. The suspects were placed under arrest and handed over to the Verulam SAPS for further investigation.