TSB driver charged with dealing in dagga

MALALANE – Half a million rand’s worth of dagga was found in a TSB delivery truck.

The driver was reportedly on his way to make a delivery in Johannesburg, and the truck was fully loaded with sugar. According to TSB, it passed the security checks. The driver has been charged with dealing in dagga.

According to TSB spokesman, Mr Vusi Khoza, the company was unaware of the incident. “The truck was loaded on Sunday at 22:30 and left the premises thereafter. The dagga was loaded post-dispatch as all trucks go through the security checks at the exit gate.” Corridor Gazette asked Khoza whether the company had GPSes in its trucks, so their movement could be monitored. He did not give a direct answer, and only said that TSB would take action to prevent this from happening again.

“Standard company procedures will be followed with regard to the disciplinary hearing,” he added.

“Between TSB and where we stopped the vehicle, we do not know exactly where the dagga was loaded,” Sgt Bheki Nkosi, the spokesman for the police explained. The officers could not weigh the dagga at the post office, and had to take it to a nearby weighbridge.

“The truck was pulled off after police received an anonymous tip-off. A large TSB truck was allegedly pulling two trailers loaded with 14 bags of compressed dagga,” Nkosi said. They immediately set up a roadblock on the N4 east, near town. The truck was identified and the driver instructed to go to the police station.

“It was fully loaded with bags of sugar. Upon police search-and-seizure process they discovered 14 bags of compressed dagga placed on top of the load.” It weighed in at 340kg and has an estimated street value of R510 000. The driver known as Mr Gebhuza Ngwenya (54) appeared in the Periodic Court on Monday, was granted bail of R5 000 and the case was postponed to September 29.

“TSB has vehemently denied any involvement in the transportation of dagga,” said Nkosi.