Two nabbed in KZN with dagga worth R1.2m
Updated | By Newswatch
Two suspected dagga dealers are due in a northern KwaZulu-Natal court on Monday, while a third person's on the run.
Police in Eshowe received a tip-off about a large marijuana haul valued at R1.2 million being transported from Piet Retief to Durban.
They spotted two vehicles on Saturday afternoon, but when they tried to stop them, the drivers sped off.
The task team pursued them to Gingindlovu where they had backup.
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The officers caught up with the suspects but one managed to flee on foot.
Two were arrested.
Police recovered several large bags of dagga weighing 346kg.
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