Members of the East London Tactical Response Team (TRT) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, detained a woman and her Nigerian boyfriend after discovering drugs in their possession.

Promise Uchechukwu, 29, and his girlfriend, Anihle Sikade, 27, were detained on March 18 on the recommendation of the provincial director of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), according to a statement released on March 22 by Captain Yolisa Mgolodela.

He said that following the TRT’s R75 000 cocaine bust, the case was taken over by the South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB), situated in East London and part of the Hawks’ Severe Organized Crime Investigation Unit.

“It is alleged that on March 18, mem­bers attached to TRT discovered a large quantity of drugs, ammunition and fi­rearm while searching a house in the Cuba ad­ministrative area in Butterworth. They arrested one suspect,” Mgolodela said.

“On the same day, they received further information that the drug dealer from East London who supplied the suspects with drugs was on his way to Butterworth for another delivery

“The members had a de­scription of the veh­icle which is normal­ly used to deliver the drugs and kept ob­servation on the N2 near Komga when they noticed the suspici­ous vehicle,”

She said the vehicle was stopped and searched.

Upon searching the vehicle, five packets of tik were found hidden under the passenger seat.

“The driver and his girlfriend were arrested for dealing in drugs. Five 100g packets of tik to the street value of R75​ 000 and a Ford Ecosport worth R80 000 were seized during the arrest,” Mgolodela added.

The couple appeared in the Komga Magistrate’s Court on Monday, March 20.

Their case was postponed until March 28 for a bail application.

The Hawks stated more arrests were imminent as their investigations continued.