A 25-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, and over 1100 dagga plants uprooted in Waterval outside Louis Trichardt, Limpopo police said.
Spokesperson Constable Tshifhiwa Radzilane said an intelligence-driven operation led to the arrest.
“It is alleged that a 25-year-old suspect — believed to be from the North West Province — was nabbed this morning in a shack that was erected on top of a mountain and surrounded by a dagga plantation in Waterval outside Louis Trichardt,” Radzilane said.
“The police uprooted 1159 dagga plants, weighing 70kg with the estimated street value of R250,000.”
The man is expected to appear in the Waterval Magistrate’s Court soon on charges of cultivation of Dagga.
African News Agency (ANA)
