A 43-year-old Eastern Cape woman has been arrested for the third time for the illegal possession of dagga.
Police Captain Mali Govender says she was arrested by Port Alfred K9 Unit members on the R72 on Monday for failing to meet her sentence obligations in East London.
A warrant for her arrest had been issued in July of last year after she failed to pay the full settlement of R50 000 to an East London court for dealing in dagga worth 70-thousand rand.
In 2016, she was arrested in East London and failed to appear in court after bail had been granted to her.
She was eventually traced to Port Elizabeth two years later.
Captain Govender says the woman remained in custody and was sentenced to R50 000 or 4 years imprisonment in 2018, where she opted to pay the fine.
On Monday, following a police tip-off, the sedan the woman was travelling in was stopped at the entrance to Port Alfred.
A parcel of compressed dagga worth close on R27 000 was found in her possession.
She faces a charge of dealing in dagga and will appear in the local Magistrates court later this week.
