COPS have busted a suspected drug dealer and confiscated a vrag dagga plants at a house in Sunnydale.
On Wednesday afternoon at around 3.45pm, a joint operation between Ocean View SAPS and The City of Cape Town’s Metro Police cracked down on a home in Capri.
Members found dagga plants of various strains, dagga cultivation equipment, bags of ready-rolled joints and a large amount of cash, believed to be money from the smokkelling.
A 43-year-old man was arrested for dealing drugs, and he is expected to make his court appearance once he has been charged.
Police spokesperson Constable Ndakhe Gwala confirmed: “A joint operation between Ocean View SAPS members and Metro police led to the seizure of dagga plants and huge sums of money at a house in Capri Sunnydale.
“On Wednesday, 28 January 2026 at about 3.45pm, the team executed a search warrant at the mentioned address.
”They found dagga plants, dagga cultivation equipment, and an undisclosed amount of cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime. A 43-year-old male suspect was arrested for dealing in drugs. Once charged, the suspect will appear in the Simons Town Magistrate’s Court for the mentioned charge.”
In a separate incident, a woman was arrested on Saturday in Overcome Heights for running an illegal shebeen and her alcohol was confiscated.
A resident piemped the vrou to foot-patrol officers, who made their way to the shebeen in Rasta Street and confiscated the dop and shut down the establishment.
Public Relations Officer for the Muizenberg Community Police Forum Wayne Turner said that illegal shebeens contribute to crime in the community.
Wayne explained: “Lieutenant-Colonel Harmans was on crime prevention foot patrol with a team of officers when she was approached by a community member who provided information about an illegal shebeen operating from a house in Rasta Street Overcome Heights.
Police spokesperson Thembakazi Yanga confirms that the woman has since been released on an admission of guilt and paid a fine.
Yanga said: “She got released on an admission of guilt and paid a fine. The alcohol was confiscated and the illegal establishment was closed.”