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A 33-year-old man is expected to appear in the Randfontein Magistrates' Court on Monday after a dagga lab was discovered on his property on Saturday.
Spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele says officers were carrying out routine crime prevention duties when they followed up on information that led them to a house in Aureus, 40 km west of Johannesburg.
He says police discovered a hydroponic laboratory comprising of dagga plants and bags full of manure.
The 33-year-old man will be charged for the manufacturing, dealing in, and cultivation of dagga, in contravention of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act.
The South African Police Service in the West Rand issued a stern warning that dealing in dagga was still illegal, and they would act against anyone selling, cultivating, or dealing in dagga.
- African News Agency (ANA)
