DURBAN - A 40-year-old woman was arrested in Pietermaritzburg on Monday for alleged drug dealing and attempting to bribe police.
Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele said the Pietermaritzburg K9 Unit received information about a white vehicle on Masukwana Street in Pietermaritzburg that was dealing in drugs on Sunday at 8pm.
Mbele said the unit proceeded to the location, and police witnessed a group of people who were near the vehicle fleeing.
“Police searched the vehicle and found cash as well as heroin capsules inside,” she said.
Police recovered drugs valued at R30 000 from the vehicle, she said.
Mbele said the next day, the owner of the vehicle called the police, offering them a bribe of R60 000.
“An appointment was set at Dales Park where the exchange was going to take place. The 40-year-old woman was arrested and charged for dealing in drugs and bribery,” she said.
Mbele said the alleged drug dealer is expected to appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court this week.