Police officials continue to clamp down on large consignments of drugs on provincial roads. This after officers recently stopped a truck on the N1 and found dagga worth an estimated R16 million.
This comes just a week after a cannabis shipment worth R7 million was confiscated on the N1 in Worcester.
On Saturday 25 November 2023, Western Cape Provincial Traffic Officers stopped the heavy motor vehicle for a routine inspection as part of their patrol duties on the N1 between Laingsbug and Leeu Gamka.
While inspecting the two trailers of the truck, the officers detected 40 bags of compressed cannabis weighing two tonnes. The driver was arrested and detained at the Laingsburg South African Police Service station.
Provincial Traffic Officers intercepted a dagga shipment worth R7 million in a joint operation with SAPS Crime Intelligence on the N1 in Worcester, just a week prior to this bust, which was made possible by a tip-off received beforehand.
“I am thrilled with the results achieved by our Provincial Traffic Law Enforcement, who actively contribute to the safety of residents and visitors in our province. I encourage all road users to support the dedicated teams working hard to keep you safe, especially as we head into the Festive Season.”
– Ricardo Mackenzie, Western Cape MEC of Mobility.
Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, said,
“I congratulate and salute these officers on their significant haul. Drugs are a leading cause in the violence and murders plaguing our province. By intercepting contraband shipments on our roads, it means that they do not enter our communities. Those involved in this illicit industry must continuously be disrupted. I urge our communities to continue to inform all law enforcement agencies, including traffic and SAPS, about where illicit items are and when there are plans to transport them to different locations. This enables us to remove them from our society and make our province safer.”
