Dagga plantation worth R250k uncovered outside Louis Trichardt
Over a thousand dagga plants were recovered and a 25-year-old suspect nabbed during an intelligence-driven operation outside Louis Trichardt on Tuesday morning.
1159 dagga plants were uprooted, says the police. Photos: Lim SAPS
According to a statement issued by police constable Tshifhiwa Radzilane, the suspect was living in a shack that was erected on top of a mountain that overlooked the dagga plantation, Bosveld Review reports.
“During the operation which was led by Makhado Cluster Commander Brig Eddie van der Walt, the police uprooted 1 159 dagga plants, weighing 70kg with the estimated street value of R250 000.”
READ MORE: Eastern Cape police seize R2.2m in dagga
The arrested suspect, which is believed to be from the North West Province, will appear in Waterval Margistrates’ Court soon on a charge of cultivation of dagga.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/eastern-cape-police-seize-r2-2m-in-dagga/
For more news your way, follow The Citizen on Facebook and Twitter.
