An East London matriculant and three others were arrested at the weekend for being in possession of dagga worth R1,8-million, the Daily Dispatch reported on Monday.
Eastern Cape police spokesman Captain Stephen Marais said the four were arrested on Friday night at a local shop at Chalumna, East London.
The group were in possession of 47 and a half bags of dagga weighing 1.117 tons.
The suspects were aged between 18 and 38.
Marais said the 18-year-old was in grade 12 and busy writing his matric exams.
The four were expected to appear in the East London Magistrate's Court Monday. - Sapa
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