UPDATE: Trainee sangoma gets warning after arrest
The suspect, said to be a trainee sangoma, has already appeared before the Nkomazi Magistrate’s Court and was released with a warning.
TONGA – Nkomazi has recently been plagued by cases of dagga smuggling and the police have expressed concern regarding this issue. Recently, a 25-year-old woman has been arrested for dagga possession at KaMhlushwa.
The suspect, said to be a trainee sangoma, has appeared before the Nkomazi Magistrate’s Court and was released with a warning. She will appear before the court again on April 3.
The arrest made by the Komatipoort K9 group uncovered dagga weighing 140,85kg with over R400 000 street value. Spokesperson for Tonga SAPS, Lt Mzwandile Nyambi, says this worries him as such cases seem to be increasing in the area.
“We have been handling a lot of these cases lately, it really is a cause for concern that more people see this as a way to make a living. Selling or smuggling dagga is a serious crime, which we are busy correcting. This has to come to an end,” said Nyambi.
Residents are urged to work together with the police and to report drug dealers to the police station.
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