Cape Town – A 29-year-old suspect, Ntando Ntimane, was arrested for the possession of bags stuffed with 114Kg of dagga estimated at R1 710 000 street value on January 4.
The arrest came after police in Malelane, Mpumalanga acted swiftly to a tip-off. Police found the dagga in a vehicle that was hidden in a sugarcane farm about 2km out of town.
According to South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, police were alerted by members of the local security company about the suspicious vehicle.
#sapsMP #SAPS Malelane acted swiftly to a #TipOff which led to the arrest of a 29yr-old suspect for dealing in dagga after he was found in possession of bags stuffed with 114 Kg of dagga with an estimated value of R1 710 000. #PoliceVisibility MEhttps://t.co/fQmKdCJ1WS pic.twitter.com/wtPqlo0aaO
— SA Police Service ?? (@SAPoliceService) January 6, 2023
“Without a waste of time, police responded to the complaint in the identified location.
“Only the driver was found in the vehicle and upon searching the vehicle, bags with different name tags on them stuffed with dagga were recovered,” Mohlala said in a statement.
The suspect was arrested and made a brief court appearance in Nkomazi Magistrate’s court sitting in Tonga on Thursday where he was granted R1 000 bail.
Ntimane is expected to make his second court appearance on Friday, February 3, 2023.
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Compiled by Junaid Benjamin
