Nigerian Man, His Girlfriend Arrested For Selling Drugs In South Africa

• The security forces in South Africa have arrested a Nigerian man, alongside two accomplices for drug trafficking.

• The suspect was said to have sold drugs worth millions of naira to undercover police in South Africa.

The South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation has arrested a Nigerian man, 48, alongside his girlfriend, 33 for the illegal possession of illicit drugs.

According to reports, they were arrested on Wednesday, December 18 following a collaboration with the North West provincial drug task team and Lichtenburg K9 unit.

The officers, following an intelligence of a Nigerian man selling to sell hard drugs on the street posed as a buyer, which led to his arrest.

Confirming the arrest, the Lieutenant Colonel Tinyiko Mathebula, provincial spokesperson for the Hawks said;

An undercover operation was conducted, which led to the arrest of the pair soon after selling drugs valued at R40,000. [Around] 649 mandrax tablets, 40 packets of crystal meth and transparent plastic containing CAT drugs were seized,” 

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“A search was conducted at the Nigerian man’s house where crystal meth with an estimated street value of R15,000 and CAT drugs valued at R6,000 were confiscated.”

It was gathered that the girlfriend was also arrested and charged after attempting to bribe the police officer for her boyfriend’s release.

A 28-year-old south African woman was also arrested.

“She was subsequently arrested and charged with corruption,” said Mathebula