Mpumalanga prison warden arrested for drug smuggling
Police have arrested a warden for allegedly smuggling drugs at the Standerton Correctional Centre.
The 31-year-old official was nabbed at his residence on Thursday.
Spokesperson Selvy Mohlala says the suspect was found with 19 plastic bags of cannabis.
"Police operationalised information received whereby members from Standerton Crime Intelligence, Standerton K9 and Correctional Service personnel followed up the alibi of the member who is involved in drug smuggling."
"A search was conducted and one sachet of crystal meth weighing 9 grams, 19 plastic bags of dagga weighing 1,856 kg, seven cell phones, six cell phone chargers, seven sim cards and an undisclosed amount of cash was recovered and confiscated."
The total value of the recovered items and drugs is estimated at R3 500.
The suspect is expected to appear in the Standerton District Court on Friday.
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