East London police seized over four tons of dagga with an estimated value of R5.8 million on Wednesday night in what has been labelled the biggest dagga bust in the area since 2000. The arrest was made by members of the East London Dog Unit .
“We then took the truck through to East London to the fire brigade and got them to cut open the locks at the back with an angle grinder and found the massive haul of dagga inside,” said Captain Robert Muller
“We suspect it is from deep inside the Transkei and the driver was heading to Cape Town. The N2 is one of the main dagga-smuggling routes in the country.”
Each bale had a unique marking on it, which police said was used by the smugglers to identify who had placed the order.
In total, some 135 bags weighing 4.48tons were removed. The dagga has an estimated value of R5.8 million . “This is easily the biggest consignment of dagga that police have confiscated in the last 10 years,” said police spokesperson Captain Stephen Marais.
Marais said the man would appear in the East London Magistrate’s Court on Monday on a charge of dealing in dagga. (from the Dispatchonline)
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