Dagga, cigarettes worth R500k found at fatal N2 crash

Dagga, cigarettes worth R500k found at fatal N2 crash

It's thought the dagga and illicit cigarettes found on the scene of Monday morning's fatal crash on the north coast are worth half-a-million Rand on the street.

N2 north at Tugela Bridge
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Four people were killed in a head-on collision on the N2 at Tugela Bridge between Zinkwazi and Mandeni. 


KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Nqobile Gwala said: "The other vehicle that was found carrying dagga and cigarettes caught fire and two people were burnt inside the vehicle. 


"The estimated street value of the recovered dagga and cigarette is estimated at 500 000, and a case of culpable homicide is being investigated by police."


It's not yet known where the contraband was destined to.


The accident scene was cleared just a short while ago.


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