Still new to his position as acting Station Commander of Lansdowne Police Station, Lt Col Wynand Muller is leading the charge in the fight against crime.
Efforts resulted in the arrest of three men in the Flamingo Crescent informal settlement after a consignment of drugs was confiscated.
The raid comes after information received from residents and active police investigations.
“On Thursday 23 August, at around 09:00, acting swiftly on the information received, police obtained a search warrant and proceeded to Flamingo Crescent informal settlement,” says police spokesperson, Capt Lance Goliath. “Police conducted a search and found a large quantity of drugs and an undisclosed amount of cash in a drain. The drugs consisted of packets of tik and heroin.”
The drugs have an estimated street value of R8 000 and the three men – aged 20, 38 and 50 – have since appeared in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court on drug charges.
Muller says the station precinct has relatively low crime.
“When I started (at the station), people were saying there are no drug outlets, so after crime prevention officers arrested a man and woman each with a packet of tik, I met them when I visited the cells,” says Muller.
After asking them a few questions around their arrest and information gathering, the operation was set in motion.
Around 100 units of heroin and 100 units of tik were confiscated.
“To get this quantity of drugs in an area like this, in an area with no known drug outlets, is quite a concern for me. But we will monitor and continue to police this.”
Muller lauded the officers and the community and promised to continue crime-prevention operations in the precinct.
The first was held in the area on Wednesday 30 August, with aerial assistance from the police helicopter.
Muller urges residents to continue working together with police by sharing information on crime.
