Police discover dagga plantation worth R21.9 million at Barberton Nature Reserve
This follows a driven operation conducted on Wednesday (January 9) by several units within the South African Police Service.
BARBERTON- Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Pat Ngomane is calling on community members who may have information that could lead to the arrest of the suspects who planted dagga with a street value of R21.9 million in Barberton Nature Reserve to come forward and assist the police.
The units that participated in the operation include Provincial Visible Policing, Nelspruit Airwing unit, Elukwatini Visible Policing, Ermelo Crime Intelligence, members of the South African National Defence Force and the Songimvelo Game Reserve Rangers.
PICTURE: See where the plantation was discovered
The MEC commended everyone who was involved in the operation for working tirelessly in ensuring that our communities are safe. He also added that dagga remains a challenge because like all other drugs it has a negative impact on crime prevention and it is also contributing to other social ills especially among young people.
“We need to bring culprits and expeditiously prosecute them because drugs destroy the moral fibre of our society. We need to rid our communities of drug dealers who are only interested in making money at the expense of the well-being of our young people,” Ngomane said.
