Police confiscated 188 bags of dagga and 22 cartons of illicit Remington Gold cigarettes at a home in Lwamondo Khumbe village near Vuwani. Photo: Limpopo police
LIMPOPO – A 43-year-old woman appeared before the Vuwani Magistrate’s Court yesterday after she was arrested for being in possession of dagga and illicit cigarettes worth more than R1.6 million.
Tshidada Ntanganedzeni was arrested on Wednesday (July 30) during a police operation at her home in Lwamondo Khumbe village, following a tip-off about suspected drug activity in the area.
188 bags of dagga were confiscated during a raid at a home in Lwamondo Khumbe village. Photo: Limpopo police
The Limpopo police spokesperson Col Malesela Ledwaba said members of the Limpopo Provincial Organised Crime Unit executed a tactical search of the premises and discovered 188 refuse bags filled with dagga, four bags containing dagga seeds, and 22 cartons of Remington Gold illicit cigarettes.
More bags of dagga seized by Limpopo police. Photo: Limpopo police
Ntanganedzeni was remanded in custody until next Thursday (August 7) for further profiling and a formal bail application.
The provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, commended the officers involved for their continued efforts to rid the province of illegal drug and cigarette trafficking.
Illicit cigarettes were also confiscated during the raid. Photo: Limpopo police
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