Complaint by unpaid e-hailing driver leads police to an indoor marijuana cultivation lab

A complaint by an e-hailing driver not being paid led police to an indoor marijuana cultivation lab.

Police said after receiving the complaint, officers accompanied the driver to an address in Mill Street, Bothasig, where they found two men, age 31 and 22.

When they detected a strong smell of marijuana, they requested to search the premises.

Police spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala said that’s when the officers made the discovery.

"The members seized 205 dagga plants, 87 rolled blue cheese dagga cigarettes, one silver scale, 64 rolled birthday cake dagga joints, one black book containing cultivation lessons and equipment."

The two suspects were arrested on charges of cultivation and dealing in drugs and have appeared in court.

In a separate incident, police officers discovered drugs while conducting crime prevention duties in Khayelitsha.

Gwala said that two suspects, aged 42 and 50, were arrested on drug charges and will appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

"The police proceeded to search the flat and found 3,700 tablets of mandrax with an estimated street value of R185,000."

Article by Camray Clarke.