Policeman caught with dagga
2007-08-16
A POLICEMAN from Gugulethu was found in possession of a considerable amount of dagga in Paarl South on Tuesday afternoon.
A member of the public alerted the police when a black VW Golf was driving recklessly in Main Street.
The local police were quick to react and within minutes the driver of the vehicle was apprehended and escorted to the Paarl police station.
After a search of the vehicle, twenty sachets of dagga with a street value of R500 were found.
The driver identified himself as a policeman from Gugulethu, but this did not deter local police officers, and Insp Quintin Roberts was arrested.
He appeared in the Paarl magistrate's court yesterday.
* The police in Mbekweni would like to question a man who was possibly an eye-witness to a gruesome murder last year.
This incident took place on Sunday evening, 26 November, when an argument broke out between four men at a shebeen in White City, Mbekweni.
One of the men ran away, but was caught by a group of men and first beaten on the head with a hammer, before being stabbed 11 times.
Thobani Steleko (25) died on the scene and Musa Baba was arrested in connection with the incident.
The police would like to interview Mbuthi Gcali who may be able to help them with their investigation.
Insp Henry Jansen can be contacted with any information.
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