The driver of the truck that was was arrested for transporting the illegal drug Khat (Khat Eduli) appeared in the Ventersburg court.
The case against suspect Henry Julie Molefe (54) was postponed till the 24 January 2023.
The Welkom K9 unit seized the illegal drug Khat (Khat Edulis) valued at R280 000 after searching a truck Molefe was driving on the N1 at Ventersburg.
Capt. Stephen Thakeng, media liaison officer for the Lejweleputswa police, says the Provincial Counter Narcotics unit received information about a white Scania truck with a GP registration number which contained the drug plant.
Const. Cobus van Wyk of the Welkom K9 unit and back up conducted a way-lay and the truck was pulled over near Ventersburg. They found 2 800 bundles of the Khat Edulis wrapped in a newspaper and packed in boxes.
Molefe was arrested for possession of Khat plant drugs.
The acting district commissioner of Lejweleputswa, Brig. Mzondi Mojafi, applauded the swift reaction of the Welkom K9 Unit member.
