On Tuesday, 15 March 2022 at approximately 19h00, police in Douglas confiscated dagga and nabbed a Lesotho national with compressed dagga weighing 5,476kg.

The arrest of the suspect is the result of a tip-off, which was relayed to members of Douglas visible police, regarding a man who was travelling in a taxi enroute from Kimberley to Douglas. The members of Douglas Visible police wasted no time and immediately set up a vehicle check point on the Kimberley/Douglas road.

The taxi was intercepted in which the alleged suspect was traveling and was stopped at the Vehicle Check Point.

Upon searching the taxi, a black bag was found stashed with compressed dagga, and the owner of the bag was immediately arrested.

The suspect is expected to appear in the Douglas Magistrate’s Court soon, on a charge of dealing in dagga.

Source: South African Police Service