Krugersdorp dagga plantation busted
An ordinary railway patrol led to the discovery of a dagga plantation in Lewisham, Krugersdorp.
It was believed Gauteng railway police had been going about their normal day-to-day patrols when they stumbled upon a large dagga plantation on Monday, Krugersdorp News reported.
It was alleged the dagga plantation was grown around the railway lines and then harvested and sold to users.
Police said the load of dagga plants had been handed in at the evidence department of the Krugersdorp Police Station.
Police added that was considered one of many successes in fighting drug abuse in Krugersdorp.
No arrests have been made.
In a separate incident, a security guard’s door-to-door rounds at the Villa Bugula flats in Brackenham, Richards Bay, led to the discovery of 123.5kg dagga worth about R123 500 in December last year.
The guard had spotted a person inside the flat engaged in packaging the dagga after a child had opened a door, police said.
He alerted his Votella Security Services supervisor, and the Richards Bay police were called to the scene.
The dagga was found in 18 large containers, including plastic bin bags, basins, sacks and big buckets.
One adult female suspect arrested was said to be a Lesotho national.
– Caxton News Service
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