MPUMALANGA. – A 71-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman have been arrested after the Hawks discovered a cannabis plantation, processed cannabis extract, two rifles, two handguns and a large quantity of live ammunition on a farm outside Nelspruit during a multidisciplinary operation.
Lieutenant Colonel Magonseni Nkosi, Hawks spokesperson, says the operation was carried out on Wednesday after the Hawks received information that cannabis was allegedly being cultivated and possessed on a farm in the Nelspruit area. A search of the premises followed, during which the discovery was made. The two suspects face charges under the Firearms Control Act, as well as the Drugs Act, including the cultivation and possession of cannabis.
They are expected to appear in the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court today, Thursday. Further charges have not been ruled out.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
