Free State police discover hidden dagga

WEED FOR ALL: One of the dagga plants at Boitumelong Senior Secondary School in Tembisa on the East Rand . Photo: Antonio Muchave
WEED FOR ALL: One of the dagga plants at Boitumelong Senior Secondary School in Tembisa on the East Rand . Photo: Antonio Muchave

The dagga, worth about R1.2 million on the street, weighed 249kg.

A total of 13 bags of dagga were found hidden in the veld outside Okiep on Wednesday, Northern Cape police said.

Police discovered the bags on Tuesday after pupils doing a project in the area stumbled across them, said Lieutenant Sergio Kock.

The dagga, worth about R1.2 million on the street, weighed 249kg.

"Police suspect that the cannabis was destined for an area known as 'Mzala' in Okiep," said Kock

No arrests had been made. Police were investigating.

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