Organised Crime Detectives confiscate cannabis with an estimated street value of R30 million, prohibited firearms and cash

Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Western Cape
 

WESTERN CAPE – Organised Crime detectives initiated an investigation as two suspects were arrested following the discovery of a warehouse where cannabis was cultivated.

After monitoring vital information about suspicious activities at a farm in the Philadelphia policing precinct, an integrated operation led by the Provincial Organised Crime detectives including police members of Philadelphia SAPS pounced on the premises in the afternoon of Thursday 25 July 2024. Upon entry, a searched ensued which led to the discovery of cannabis plants, compressed cannabis, two prohibited firearms and ammunition as well as an undisclosed amount of cash. The adult male and female who were present during the search could not provide an acceptable explanation nor a valid license to be in possession of such a large quantity of cannabis. The investigating team arrested the man aged 59 and the woman aged 49.

Once charged the suspects are expected to make their court appearance in the Atlantis Magistrates court on charges of dealing in cannabis and the possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition on Monday 29 July 2024
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