Eleven people have been arrested over last weekend in the Uthukela Cluster. The suspects, whose ages range between 18 and 50 were arrested in Ladysmith, Winterton, Ezakheni, Estcourt, as well as at Amangwe.

On Saturday morning, June 11 in the Khetani area of Winterton, three men were arrested in different incidents during stop-and-search operations held by Winterton police. They were all found in possession of small quantities of dagga. The suspects all opted to pay admission of guilt fines.

Last Friday, June 10 in the Estcourt central business district, two men aged, 33 and 43, were arrested. They were also found with small quantities of dagga. They appeared in the Estcourt Magistrate’s Court.

A bigger bust was achieved on Friday too, when Amangwe police officers arrested two suspects aged 25 and 50. The 25-year-old man was arrested in the Makekeni area after officers followed up on information concerning a case of burglary. In his house they discovered four bags and a bucket of loose dagga. It weighed in at over 21 kilograms and has a street value of around R32 000.

The 50-year-old suspect was also caught in the Ngodini area. Officers were searching for a rape suspect when they came across two bags, a box and a bucket containing approximately 20kgs of dagga and dagga seeds. The estimated street value of the drugs is around R30 000.
Both suspects appeared in the Estcourt Magistrate’s Court.