Springs police received information about a suspect selling dagga at the Springs Taxi Rank on Sunday.
When they arrived on the scene at 3pm, they noticed a suspect who fit the description of the man they were looking for.
According to Springs police spokesperson Capt Johannes Ramphora, they approached the suspect (34) and conducted a search.
“We found 54 small plastic bags containing dagga in his possession,” he says.
The police arrested the suspect and took him to the police cells.
They opened a case of possession of dagga.
The dagga has a street value of about R2 400.
“The suspect is due to appear in the Springs Magistrate’s Court on Monday,” says Ramphora.