Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate Xolani Khumalo Busts Drug Dealers Selling in Church

• Xolani Khumalo, Action SA's mayoral candidate, apprehended an alleged drug dealer in Ekurhuleni in Etwatwa
• The alleged dealer was caught selling drugs to minors, some of whom were rushed to the hospital after consuming drug-laced products
• Khumalo, known for apprehending drug dealers on television, handed the suspect over to the South African Police Service

Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, South Africa, covered a range of criminal activities, including cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, police investigations, police shootouts, and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

ETWATWA, EKURHULENI — AcrionSA's Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo apprehended a drug dealer in Etwatwa who allegedly sold drug-laced baked goods to teenagers who fell ill and were rushed to the hospital.

Khumalo posted a video describing the events leading up to the drug bust on his @XolaniKhumalo_ X account. In the video, he explained that he was campaigning in Etwatwa when members of a church approached him. The church members informed him that a drug dealer was selling drugs in the church.

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Khumalo was arrested with the assistance of the South African Police Service's Public Order Policing unit. Khumalo said that finding drugs at a church was heartbreaking. He said the dealer's customers are mostly young children who consume the baked goods laced with drugs. Several of the people who consumed the drugs were rushed to the hospital.

View the X video here:

Source: Briefly News