Dagga plantation found in Atteridgeville
Police discovered a two hectare dagga plantation in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, with an estimated street value of R5-million.
"We've never come across such a huge dagga plantation in Tshwane... It is [larger than] two ruby fields," City of Tshwane spokesman William Baloyi said on Thursday morning. It was located in the Brazzaville informal settlement.
Some 60 officials from the parks division started cutting it down at 9am. It would then be burnt down. This would probably take the whole day.
The discovery was made following a tip-off from local residents.
Baloyi acknowledged Tshwane had a large drugs problem, particularly in schools.
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