Vosman police were on patrol near Mpondozankomo squatter area close to the N4 Highway on the road to Ferrobank where they spotted some dagga field.
Dagga plants inside a police van after they were uprooted near a field inside reeds near Mpondozankomo squatter area.
Dagga plants with tools believed to have been used in a dagga field found by the Vosman police during their patrol recently.
The members were on patrol on Thursday November 5 at about 11:40. The members were confronted by two African males coming from a passage nearby; the pair were stopped and searched. One of them, Lunga Nyoka (21) was found with a black school bag and inside was dagga of about 10 kg found in black plastic bags. The other one Siyabonga Makalima (29) was pointed out as the owner of the bag. Makalima also was carrying a tomahawk, hand garden fork and a wood saw. Both appeared like people from field work, as their hands and feet were dirty. They did not indicate where they were and what were they doing.
A store found nearby the dagga field, the store is believed to have been used to store and pack the dagga into small packs to be sold.
A foot path was followed by the police and another suspect stood up along tall grass and he tried to run away. He was caught, searched and dagga was also found in his possession.
The area was then searched and a dagga field was found. Further on another three dagga fields were found, all in all four dagga fields were found by the police. Each dagga field can measure 30 by 10 metres width and is suspected to have 200 dagga plantations in each field. The dagga fields were strategically planted near the tall reeds hiding them away from the public as the area is less frequented by the people.
The dagga field after it was destroyed by the police near Mpondozankomo squatter area in Ackerville on Thursday, November 5.
The dagga found by the police near Mpondozankomo squatter area packed and kept as record.
A police officer stands near the dagga plants before they were uprooted by the Vosman police officers.
Three cases were opened by the police, one for possession of dagga and two cases of possession of dangerous weapons were also opened.
Dagga planted near the tall reeds to hide them away from the public.
A house believed to have been used to store and pack the dagga in small packs was also found nearby the dagga field.
The dagga is believed to be worth thousands of Rands.
