Police clamp down on illegal cannabis lab

Brits – The serious organised crime unit of the directorate for priority crime investigation with members of forensic science laboratory and local criminal record centre, descended on a hydroponic dagga lab in Brits on Saturday 9 November and arrested the owner of a cannabis dispensary.

The suspect, who allegedly sells franchises for cannabis dispensaries, is a major supplier of cannabis and related products in the country.

A search of the suspect’s store allegedly revealed more than 500kg of cannabis, estimated to be worth approximately R3 million, hydroponic tunnels for cannabis cultivation, various apparatus for processing and oil extraction and numerous other cannabis products, all which were subsequently seized.

The suspect appeared brefore the Brits Magistrates’ Court on 11 November for contravening the Medicine and Related Substances Act and dealing in dagga.