Police in Mpumalanga have seized dagga worth R4.7 Million on the N12 in Delmas. Through information received from intelligence and the Trilateral Planning Cell (TPC), police pounced on a truck carrying the consignment of dagga.
Information received is that the truck was travelling from Eswatini with drugs towards Johannesburg.
Joint efforts by Delmas SAPS, Middelburg K9, Middelburg Flying Squad Unit, as well as Mpumalanga Covert Intelligence intercepted the truck on the N12 freeway just before the Dryden off ramp.
During the initial search, nothing out of the ordinary was noticed, however members kept on smelling a strong odour of dagga.
The truck was then escorted to Delmas SAPS, where a K9 narcotic dog was used to do a further search.
It was during this time when a hidden compartment at the back was discovered, and upon removal, 63 balls of dagga were found wrapped in brown sellotape. The balls were marked and it is suspected that the parcels were possibly packaged for distribution in a place currently unknown.
A 30-year-old man from the Kingdom of Eswatini was arrested.
The weight of the dagga was recorded to be 1180 kilograms with a street value of about R 4,7 million.
The suspect is expected to appear in court soon.
The great achievement has been lauded by the Acting Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Major General (Dr) Zeph Mkhwanazi. “We are so grateful for the collaborative effort by all stakeholders that were involved. This achievement should send a strong message to those who might attempt to smuggle any illicit goods into our country, that they will meet with the formidable troop that is willing to ensure that no illegal stuff pass through, ” said the General.
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