In May, during the search for banned substances in a crime prevention programme, Warrant Officer JJ Sonnekus entered a wooden shed in Houghton Road. He saw a man put a Lotto ticket on a cupboard, which had a brown powder on it.
He arrested the man on suspicion of the possession of heroin. While out on bail awaiting confirmation of the substance from the police forensic science laboratory, the man defaulted on his bail conditions and a warrant of arrest was issued.
Constable Magugu Mkhize tracked him down and the Chatsworth man was rearrested.
During his trial at Durban regional Court on Friday, 9 October he was found guilty of possession of heroin and given a 12-month jail sentence or fine of R3,000 and declared unfit to possess a firearm.
