2 held for R800 000 dagga haul
2003-02-26 11:55
Ficksburg - Two men from Benoni were arrested in the eastern Free State on Tuesday for conveying dagga with a street value of more than R800 000, police said on Wednesday.
Captain Motarafi Ntepe said Jan de Klerk and Michael Boukes from Sanab in Ficksburg received information that a consignment of dagga would be transported through the area.
They set up a roadblock on the Clocolan road and arrested the two at 20:00, finding 41 bags of dagga in the minibus.
Ntepe said the men would appear in court soon.
- SAPA