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Dagga plantation worth R250k uncovered outside Louis Trichardt

According to a statement issued by police constable Tshifhiwa Radzilane, the suspect was living in a shack that was erected on top of a mountain that overlooked the dagga plantation, Bosveld Review reports.

“During the operation which was led by Makhado Cluster Commander Brig Eddie van der Walt, the police uprooted 1 159 dagga plants, weighing 70kg with the estimated street value of R250 000.”

READ MORE: Eastern Cape police seize R2.2m in dagga

The arrested suspect, which is believed to be from the North West Province, will appear in Waterval Margistrates’ Court soon on a charge of cultivation of dagga.

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