• Police arrested a suspect at a Lamontville high school after the man was found selling drugs.
• The police pounced on the individual while he was selling dagga to a group of learners, mainly girls.
• The suspect was arrested, charged and appeared in court the same day while the students were cautioned.

DURBAN — A suspected drug dealer was arrested after police swooped on a 29-year-old man who was selling dagga to Lamontville high school students.

Members of Social Delinquency Prevention were informed of his alleged activities on Thursday November 14, 2024.

Man arrested for selling dagga to students

KwaZulu-Natal Police Spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said law enforcement found the man trafficking from a structure near the school.

“He was found with 10 students, including girls, and in possession of the dagga,” Netshiunda said.

“The students, whose parents were called, were given a stern warning before being released as the police prioritized their ongoing final exams.”

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The alleged drug dealer was due to appear at Wentworth court. Court the same day, accused of trafficking dagga.

Students hospitalized for eating space cookies

Separately, about 90 students from Pulamadibogo Primary School in Soshanguve, Tshwane, were hospitalized after eating dagga muffins.

The incident, which affected students in grades R to 7, occurred on September 20, 2023. Gauteng Education The department said the students purchased what they thought were muffins on the way to school.

After consuming them, some students began complaining of nausea and stomach cramps, while others vomited.

3 men charged with attempted murder

In related news, In brief News reported that three men appeared before the Soshanguve Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, October 4, facing 43 charges of attempted murder for sell dagga muffins to young students.

The eNCA reported that Some of the 90 pupils from Pulamadibogo primary school taken to hospital after falling ill had been force-fed by the suspects. The parents gathered outside the court to demand that the accused not be released on bail.

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The accused, Amukelani Nyulunga, 19, Ofentse Maluleka, 21, and Katlego Matlala, 29, initially faced 28 counts of attempted murder.

Source: In Brief News