Police in Kareedouw in the Eastern Cape have arrested a suspect for being in possession of a large quantity of dagga.
Police said alert members from Kareedouw as well as K9 members pulled over a bakkie on the R62 early Friday night after their suspicions were aroused.
Police spokesperson, Captain Gerda Swart, said after searching the vehicle police found four bags containing dagga.
Swart said that the bags contained 113.50 kg of dagga worth an estimated R113. 500.
“The 37-year-old male was arrested on a charge of dealing in dagga and he is due to appear in the Humansdorp Magistrates court on Monday,” she said.
This was one of several busts by Eastern Cape police this week and includes the arrest of three men on Wednesday and Thursday in separate incidents who were found with dagga with a combined estimated street value of R2.9m.
