Picture: The dagga allegedly stashed in a wheel tyre/Supplied
By OBAKENG MAJE
A man was arrested for possession of dagga estimated at R1.7 million street value. The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Sergio Kock said this happened while the K9 and Crime Intelligence police in Springbok conducted intelligence-driven sting operations in the Namakwa District, Northern Cape.
Kock said in Port Nolloth, the police arrested five undocumented persons at the first premises. He further said the police arrested a man at the second premises in possession of 8990kg Hydro Dagga with an estimated street value of R1.7 million that was stashed in vehicle tyres.
“In Brandvlei, the police went on to search an open area near an alleged drug dealer’s house and seized seven Tik bankies, four half mandrax tablets, 24 quarter mandrax tablets, 84 pokes of dagga, 107 bankies dagga, and a bag of loose dagga buried underground.
“The police will continue to keep high visibility in and around the identified hotspot as no arrests were made. The police from the Nababeep Crime Prevention unit executed tracing operations in Okiep and followed up on information on drug sales,” said Kock.
He added that, the police also arrested a man and woman with 39 mandrax tablets and confiscated an undisclosed amount of cash from the suspected drug dealers.
Meanwhile, the Namakwa District Police Commissioner for Namakwa, Brig Schalk Andrews commended the police for their vigilance and commitment during the operations that led to these outstanding arrests. Andrews said the community is also appreciated for being the ears and eyes of the police that assist in sweeping the streets clean of drugs and other criminal elements.
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