The School Safety Programme of the Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison has yet again led to the arrest of five dagga dealers in the area of Kabokweni.
The arrested include four females and a male.
A team that consist of officials from the Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Department of Education, Department of Correctional Services (EST Unit), SAPS and Mbombela Law Enforcement, Community Police Forum members and Crime Prevention Wardens did random searches today (25 February 2025) at Phatfwa and Hlanganani secondary schools in Kabokweni policing precinct. The two schools are in Mbonisweni and Dwaleni areas respectively.
During the random searches, learners from Phatfwa Secondary School who were found with dagga led the team to four different houses and a spaza shop which they confessed belonged to those who supplied them with the dagga. Bags of dagga found hidden in the houses and the spaza shop were confiscated by the police, and the five suspects were arrested.
The searches in schools is one of several programmes of government to ensure safe teaching and learning environments in schools.
