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By ANA reporter 
10h ago
Durban: Two suspected drug traffickers posing as funeral home employees and carrying daggers hidden in a coffin have been arrested in KwaZulu-Natal, while two others were arrested in the North Cape after they collided with their car when they attempted to flee the police, the south The African Police Service (SAPS) said on Sunday.
Two Pongola SAPS police officers in northern KwaZulu-Natal arrested two suspects, aged 32 and 34, for possession of dagga in the early hours of Saturday morning, SAPS spokesperson KwaZulu-Natal, Brigadier Jay said. Naicker.
Police officers operating an obstacle on the N2 noted that an approaching vehicle stopped and turned off the lights a short distance from the obstacle. Police approached the vehicle and found two men inside.
“They informed the police that they are employed in a funeral home and that they are transporting a corpse. A search was carried out and the police discovered 30 hidden packages of dagga inside the coffin. The total cache weighed 80 kg. The suspects were immediately arrested and detained in Pongola police station for possession of dagga, “said Naicker.
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt. Gen. Khombinkosi Jula praised police officers for their alertness and persistence in maintaining law and order, leading to the arrest of the suspects and the recovery of the dagger. The two men were charged and would appear in the Pongola Magistrates Court on Tuesday, April 28, Naicker said.
In the other incident, in the North Cape, two suspected drug traffickers were arrested by SAPS officers in Phillipstown on Friday, SAPS spokesman Brigadier Mohale Ramatseba said.
Police officers were alleged to have stopped a car and asked the occupants for permission to travel during the coronavirus blockade (Covid-19). The suspects were unable to present a permit and rushed. Police chased the vehicle, “and in the process, the suspects’ car overturned and the drugs fell out of the car.”
More drugs were found inside the car and the two suspects were arrested and taken to the hospital. The confiscated drugs had an estimated street value of approximately R38,000. The two suspects, aged 30 and 37, faced charges of reckless and negligent driving, drug trafficking, or, alternatively, drug possession, and violated blockade regulations. from Covid-19.
The commander of the Pixley ka Seme police group, Brigadier Nomana Adonis, applauded the officers for their excellent job well done, Ramatseba said.
African News Agency (ANA), edition by Jacques Keet
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