Wembezi community helps police curb crime

The seized drugs weighed 45kgs and has an estimated street value of about R68 000

May 19, 2017

Danielle Greaves Less than a minute

Bags containing dagga were seized by Wembezi police last week.

Last Tuesday, Wembezi residents tipped off police about dagga being kept at a premises in the Zwelisha area.

Visible policing officers followed up on the tip-off and found a 27-year-old female at the premises.

After a search, police recovered seven bags of dagga. The seized drugs weighed 45kgs and has an estimated street value of about R68 000.

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Facing charges of being in possession of dagga, the woman appeared before the Estcourt Magistrate’s Court the following day.

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May 19, 2017

Danielle Greaves Less than a minute

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