Nkosinathi Themba Zungu (40) appeared before the Barberton Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 2 September 2022 after he was arrested for transporting and dealing in dagga at Hill Top, Barberton Road.
It was reported that on Thursday, 1 September 2022, members of the National Intervention Unit deployed in the Barberton Mine followed a suspicious courier company vehicle seen on surveillance cameras loading a large number of bags at the back of the vehicle.
The vehicle was followed on the gravel road towards Hill Top.
When the vehicle was stopped and searched, 26 bags of compressed dagga with the estimated value of R700 000.00 were seized.
The Hawks’ Nelspruit based Serious Organised Crime Investigation were alerted and they took over the investigation.
The case against Zungu was remanded to 9 September 2022 for formal bail application.
