A 39-year-old Nigerian national, Patrick Onjejeke, appeared before the Mokopane Magistrate’s Court today on charges of dealing in drugs following his arrest during a targeted operation by the Provincial Organised Crime Unit.
The arrest occurred after an intelligence-driven operation on Thursday, 10 July 2025, at approximately 18:10. Police acted on credible information about a suspect allegedly transporting illicit drugs from Polokwane to Mokopane in a white Hyundai. Authorities located and intercepted the vehicle in Thabo Mbeki Street, near Evergreen Junior Campus.
A search of the car uncovered seven plastic bags containing heroin, Cat, and cocaine, with an estimated combined street value of R100,000. The suspect, identified as a foreign national, was arrested at the scene.
The case has been postponed to Monday, 14 July 2025, for a formal bail application.