Pubdate: Fri, 16 Jul 2004
Source: Cape Argus (South Africa)
Copyright: 2004 Cape Argus.
Contact:  http://capeargus.co.za/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2939
Author: Norman Joseph

R1M DRUG BUST IN CITY

Drugs with a street value of nearly R1 million, including heroin, Ecstasy, 
cocaine and tik, were seized and nine people were arrested during a major 
drugs raid on a house in Rylands early today.

An unlicensed firearm was also found.

After the suspects, who include five women, were questioned, police went to 
a warehouse in Airport Industria, where they confiscated 42 refuse bags of 
dagga.

Police believe they have broken the back of a prominent drug syndicate 
operating in the city.

Western Cape police spokesman Captain Billy Jones said that four men - aged 
between 18 and 30, and the women ranging in age from 18 to 31 - were found 
asleep in the house in Johnstone Road and were arrested.

The raid on the house was conducted by members of the Cape Town police 
crime prevention unit and Athlone police between 2am and 3am today.

The police staked out the house - apparently well-known in Athlone 
neighbourhood - for some time before raiding the premises.
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