DWELMS
- Paarl-polisie het in ’n roetinepatrollie twee verdagtes in hegtenis geneem met ’n reuse-hoeveelheid dagga in hul besit. Die verdagtes is betrap terwyl hulle verseëlde daggasakke van ’n vragmotor na ’n Quantum-minibus oorgelaai het. Daar is op altesaam 780 kg deur die Paarl-polisie beslag gelê. Anthony Tsvangirayi (44) en Aphiwe Madadasa (36) is in hegtenis geneem en het reeds in die Paarl-landdroshof verskyn in verband met besit van en handel in dagga.
- Paarl-Oos polisie het verskeie misdaadvoorkomingsoperasies onderneem. Verdagtes is vir die besit van dwelms, gevaarlike wapens en alkohol in hegtenis geneem. Kapt. Anthony Sauls, Paarl-Oos-polisiewoordvoerder, sê daar is op sowat 26 g tik, 60 Mandraxtablette en 40 stoppe dagga beslag gelê. Altesaam 11 mense is aangekeer.
FRAUD
- Paarl police is warning the public against a new trend in internet fraud. The latest trend is where victims receive one of the following sms’s: indicating that they have won a prize, but in order to receive the prize they need to pay a release fee; or a purchase made via the internet for a very special price on a product; or advertisement for loan funds via sms is received and once funds are paid, nothing is received. The public is warned to verify these types of advertisements before paying any funds.
