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Five 14-year-old high school pupils were arrested in Lenasia South for allegedly owning a dagga plantation.
Five 14-year-old high school pupils were arrested on Tuesday in Lenasia South for allegedly owning a dagga plantation and dealing in the drug, Gauteng police said.
The eight square metre plantation was discovered when a boy reported to the police after smelling dagga in the area, Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said.
After being questioned, the boy led the police to the plantation where they found the four boys and arrested them.
“Some of the dagga plants were already picked up and dried. More schoolboys might have been involved.
“It is suspected that they were smoking it and a possibility that they were also selling it to other school children may not be ruled out,” Dlamini said.
The boys would be released to their parents. - Sapa
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MORE FIRE!!, wrote
boys are watching too much television, what does the goverment expect these kids to do...with few mural activities...interent, movies, twitter and facebook?..blame the adults, dats were these kids get the influence!!
Addict, wrote
Susan, wrote
Darn...there goes my regular dope distribution channel :) Jokes aside, at least the police DID something about this, everyone. Action beats inaction every time where crime is concerned. The cops were doing their jobs, not wasting time. Drug abuse is serious, I think we can all agree, and nipping it in the bud can only be a good thing.
Anonymous, wrote
Jokes aside - 30% pass-rate problem, people. I'm sure a majority of us have used it before, but there is a serious schooling issue at play here. This, along with the SOCCER FIELD OF DAGGA growing at a school recently isn't going to help. And i bet most of you complain about bad schooling, bad government, and bad socio-economic issues in SA.
"Plantation", wrote
Wow. We must congratulate the SAP with this fantastic breakthrough in stopping a major drug syndicate. I feel safer already.
chuckle, wrote
I've never had such a good laug in my life..I bet you 90% of the guys that posted comments here have either tried weed or are regular smokers...keep up the good motivation..:-)
Bom zol, wrote
Cannabis facts, wrote
For those looking for the facts on Cannabis, why not visit cannabis.za.net Cannabis in South Africa actually flowers in AprilMay. Everyone knows that. The government has no choice but to re-legalise Cannabis.
Lynn, wrote
This is a plantation, just as two firearms and a few bullets are an arms cache! Maybe the cops should focus on serious stuff, but then maybe their success rate won't be so great.
Dwa, wrote
These young entrepreneurs should be praised for using their initiative and earning an income... better than begging or stealing!
tom, wrote
Must be a bad crop, to get decent weed you need the females to flower without any males nearby and you need at least 12 hours a darkness, otherwise you will just be growing crappy leaves, yuk. Its semmer in SA at the moment so way more than 12 hours light Decent dope does not have any seeds in it either and I never ever bought any dagga in SA without seeds. And people say SA dagga is some of the best in the world !!! Absolute nonsense. More like worst in the world !!! you should try what we grow in our greenhouses hehehe.
Anonymous, wrote
Let the kids do what kids do best... there is nothing wrong with a little pot. we live in a capitalist society
Anonymous, wrote
We have 45 murders per day in South Africa. Why are the police wasting their time on this? And why is it headline news? Sure, it is illegal, and I would never buy from someone that age or encourage it, but lets not get too excited about this "plantation".
Anonymous, wrote
Anonymous, wrote
Anonymous, wrote
Beet idea, lets end the war on drugs, cannabis does only a fraction of the damage alcohol does.
Anonymous, wrote
They are just carrying on where their parents left off - expanding the business. It beats working or studying, who needs school if you can get as much money as you want by planting cash crops? Let's call them young entrepreneurs, and make a block booking in prison for them, they will be there sooner rather than later.
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