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Media Statement DURBAN – Police in Lamontville have arrested a 29-year-old man after he was caught in the act of selling dagga to learners outside a high school in Lamontville on Wednesday, 13 November 2024. Police officers who are members of the Social Crime Prevention were acting on a tip-off about a man who was selling drugs to school children and an operation was planned accordingly. During the execution of the operation the suspect was found inside a room next to the high school and he was found with ten (10) pupils, of which eight of them were girls. He was also found in possession of dagga which he was selling to the young school children. With police officers prioritizing the future of the children and the ongoing final examinations, learners were given a stern warning in the presence of their parents before they were released. The suspected drug dealer will appear in the Wentworth Magistrate’s Court today (Thursday, 14 November 2024) on a charge of dealing in dagga. Ends
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