Members of the Elsburg Crime Combating Unit were out conducting crime prevention duties in their policing area, last Tuesday, when they noticed a suspicious-looking man in Elspark.
The man was walking in Raven Street, towards Hoërskool Elspark, at about 11.30am, carrying a black school bag.
“They stopped and searched him and discovered 50 packets of dagga inside the school bag.
“The suspect alleged that his wife is pregnant and is using the dagga as medicine,” said Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg SAPS.
The 27-year-old man was arrested and detained at the Elsburg Police Station.
On the same day, while conducting visibility patrols in Plein Street in Elsburg, the officers stopped a number of suspicious-looking people and searched them.
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The street is a known drug hotspot where people use and sell drugs.
“One man was seen walking fast, carrying a bag in his hands so the officers stopped him.
“When they searched the bag they found 20 packets of dagga inside it,” Phooko said.
The 29-year-old man was arrested and also detained in Elsburg SAPS custody.
The men will be facing charges of dealing in and possession of dagga in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court.
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