A dom drug mert is back in the mang after being caught twice in one week and found in possession of liquid cocaine valued at R3 million.
The 42-year-old Nigerian man was nabbed by wakker cops in Table View on Friday where officers found a large stash of cocaine and tik buried in a shallow hole in his yard.
According to a source, the man was first arrested last week when they spotted him acting suspiciously as he drove around in his black Mercedes Benz during the lockdown.
“They found a large stash of tik and cocaine and he was arrested for drug dealing,” says the source.
DISCOVER: The drugs stashed in the shallow hole
“He appeared in court and was granted bail last week but on Friday they spotted him again and followed him to his property in Willow Road.
“He was inside the house with his girlfriend and the drugs were hidden in a shallow grave in his yard.”
The source says wakker cops then spotted bottles of clear liquid in his garage and the mert told them it was water: “He still wysd the o fficer they can check, it’s water, but when they opened it the potent smell hit them and they realised it was pure liquid cocaine.”
HEFTY: R3m liquid cocaine
Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk says cops were alerted when they searched the Merc and the man’s girlfriend acted scared and clung to her bag.
“The members found a large undisclosed amount of cash in her handbag,” he says.
“The search proceeded to her place of residence, in the same complex.
“Inside they found two more persons and conducted their search inside.
“They found numerous containers with liquid cocaine to the estimated value of about R3 000 000. The members then continued with further searching of the whole perimeter and in the garden area they found containers with tik and cash.”
He says all three suspects were arrested.