A Nigerian man has appeared in court in Johannesburg, South Africa after being arrested for allegedly selling drugs to schoolchildren.
Police said drugs were found on him and he led them to his home where more drugs were found and confiscated.
It was learnt that the suspect was charged with possession and dealing in drugs and appeared in Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court on Monday, April 12.
Wayne Minnaar, spokesperson of Johannesburg Metro Police Department, said SAPS Flying Squad and JMPD K9 arrested the man at a flat in Hillbrow on Friday, April 9.
The spokesman stated a security group named Bad Boyz Security had seen the man selling drugs to schoolchildren at the corner of Esselin and Claim streets in Hillbrow.
Minnaar stated;
On Friday, a person who fitted the description of the suspect was spotted on CCTV cameras in Hillbrow. When officers approached the suspect he swallowed a packet of drugs known to be rocks.
The officers arrested him and he led them to a flat in Hillbrow, where a total of 570 packets of rocks were found, which was allegedly being sold to children at R30 (N782) a packet.
Also found were four “full moon” drugs with a street value of about R2 000 (N52,120) each.
The spokesman added that; “The suspect was charged at Hillbrow police station for possession and dealing in drugs”.
