Cape Town cops bust 17-year-old alleged gang member with drugs
By Robin-Lee Francke
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Cape Town - Police in Cape Town arrested a 17-year-old alleged gang member for the possession of drugs on Friday.
Provincial police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said the teenager was arrested in Bonteheuwel.
Members of the Bishop Lavis SAPS received information of drug activities at a house in Jakkalsvlei Avenue.
Van Wyk said on arrival at the premises, officers noticed an abandoned wendy house and a male suspect.
The suspect tried to flee the scene but the officers caught up with him and found 41 sachets filled with methamphetamine, 31 mandrax tablets and 14 packets of marijuana in his possession.
Nonprofit builds and delivers beds to children in need on Christmas Eve
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Shane Arnold (left) and his son Gavin, 15, install a bunk bed from Sleep in Heavenly Peace at Jessica Cabot’s home on Christmas Eve. Since 2018, the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace has built and delivered beds to families who were in need of beds for children who mostly slept on air mattresses, couches or even on floors.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Brothers Jaylen and Elijah Cabot play beside their new bunk bed delivered by members of Sleep in Heavenly Peace on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Since 2018, the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace has built and delivered beds to families who were in need of beds for children who mostly slept on air mattresses, couches or even on floors.Kin Man Hui/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less