Members of the Nerston Port of Entry received information on the possible smuggling of dagga by two trucks transporing coal from Swaziland into the country. Yesterday, at around 16:00 the anticipated trucks arrived and were immediately attended to.
As nothing tangible could be found the members employed the use of a long steel pipe to probe through the coal by sticking it into the coal from the top, at which point the first bag was found.
The unrelenting members started digging at random through the coal and found more bags of dagga. They then opened the sideflaps of the loading bins and ditched the coal. Inside the coal they found 15 big bags and rolls of dagga hidden inside the coal from both trucks. The total dagga weighs a whopping 410.2 kg and is estimated to a street value of R615 300.
The dagga and trucks were seized and the two drivers, aged 47 and 51 will appear at the Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.
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