How Khumalo caught alleged dealer selling 'drug-laced' cookies

XOLANI Khumalo may have stepped away from the spotlight of his television show combating drug trafficking, but his determination to eradicate the scourge has not dimmed.

- MASABATA MKWANANZI [e-mail]

When several children fell ill after allegedly consuming drug-laced baked goods sold during a service in Etwatwa, Ekurhuleni, Khumalo stepped in and continued with his activism.

The shocking incident prompted ActionSA's Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate to apprehend the alleged dealer before handing him over to police.

Khumalo said the ordeal unfolded on November 8 while ActionSA members were repairing a large pothole in Ward 109, Etwatwa, as part of their by-election campaign. The church where the incident occurred was adjacent to their work site when congregants rushed to call for help.

"Members of the congregation approached us and reported strange behaviour among some of the young people after eating cookies they had bought outside the church. When questioned, the young man selling the cookies admitted they were laced with drugs. Police were immediately alerted, and he was apprehended."