A cleaner, employed at Wynberg Magistrate’s court who intended to hand over contraband to a detainee is arrested

Wynberg SAPS members received intelligence about a cleaner, employed at Wynberg Magistrate’s court who intended to hand over contraband to a detainee on Monday, 28 September 2026.

They went to the mentioned court at about 07:30 and caught the suspect in the act. Police seized a bag containing 88 mandrax tablets, 10 packets of tobacco, seven packets of crystal meth, five packets of dagga, a cellphone with two sim cards and a charging cable. The 42-year-old male suspect was arrested on the spot for possession of illegal drugs.

On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the members conducted a search at the suspect’s office in the court building. They found a bag that allegedly belongs to the suspect and inside were 402 mandrax tablets, 41 sachets of crystal meth, one packet of cocaine, five packets of dagga, 14 cellphones with 16 various network sim cards and two cellphone chargers. The bag with its contents was seized and booked in as exhibit.

The suspect will make his first court appearance before the Wynberg Magistrate’s court on Wednesday 30 September 2026. #DrugsOffTheStreets