Gauteng police are searching for two men including a Tanzanian national after R10 million worth of dagga was found in a room rented by the pair in the Johannesburg CBD.
According to Johannesburg Metro Police officers, the dagga which is said to weigh over 1 000 kilograms, originates from Tanzania, Lesotho and Swaziland.
Officers say the dagga was found following a tip-off.
Johannesburg Metro Police Department Spokesperson, Wayne Minnaar says according to residents, the men did not sleep in the flat but where often seen coming to drop off big bags.
“At this stage we’ll have to investigate who is occupying this premises and who has hired this room. At this stage, we don’t have the information, but there would be an investigation to establish where the person is, (and) who has been occupying this room. We are told that the person who occupies this room only comes and visits this room occasionally. So, we are going to have to follow up on the information we have about this person to get this person arrested as soon as possible,” explains Minnaar.
