Drug suspect arrested

Weed haul - SAPS Sgt Chris Cornelius with Cecil Puren and Graham Thring of CRG/Khombindlela Community Safety Patrols with the dagga found in Mzingazi

Smart work between the police and private sector has led to the recovery of dagga with street value of around R3 000. The bust, which included the arrest of a female suspect, took place at noon on Friday when off-duty Richards Bay SAPS Sgt Chris Cornelius and two senior members of the CRG/Khombindlela Community Safety Patrol hit a home in Mzingazi following a tip-off. They discovered numerous packets of dagga, some already sub-divided and packaged for sale, presumably in the Meerensee CBD. Total weight of the dagga was around 2kg. The suspect will appear in court on Monday.