Police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa said officers embarked on targeted operations in Atlantis and Malmesbury on Friday evening.
Potelwa said seven suspects between the ages of 18 and 49 were arrested in Malmesbury and Mandrax tablets and crystal meth to the value of R4,100 were seized.The seven suspects are allegedly linked to organised gangs on the Cape Flats, Potelwa said. They were charged with dealing in drugs. Later on Friday evening, officers found a firearm and ammunition buried in the ground in Robinvale, Atlantis.A total of 300 Mandrax tablets, dagga and a mobile card device were seized during the operation.He has been charged for illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition and dealing in drugs.
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