DURBAN – Last night, police officers from various police units in Pietermaritzburg and a security company embarked on an intelligence driven operation targeting suspects who were intending to transport dagga to Cape Town.
The information was operationalised at a business premises on Edison Road in Mkondeni where the team kept surveillance on a truck that was used to transport the dagga. Police observed five suspects loading dagga into the truck and pounced on the premises. All five suspects aged between 21 and 45 were placed under arrest.
A total of 57 bags of dagga, with each bag weighing between 30 to 40 kilograms, were seized by police. The street value of the dagga that was seized is estimated at R1.7 million. A case for possession of dagga was opened at the Alexandra Road police station for further investigation. The suspects are expected to appear at the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court tomorrow.
“This arrest proves that we are closing in on suspects who are dealing in drugs within our province. More arrests can be expected as operations are still on-going,” said the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula.
