A 37-year-old man has been arrested by Ladysmith police for being in possession of dagga.
The man was arrested late Tuesday afternoon (March 28) in the Hobsland area near Ladysmith.
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He was found in possession of several bags of dagga.
Officers received a tip-off and rushed out to the area, where the man was caught unawares.
The recovered drugs weighed in at 307kg, with an estimated street value of a whopping R500,000.
The suspect is expected to make an appearance in the Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court today (March 30). He faces a charge of being in possession of dagga.
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