Durban - Men delivering bags of compressed dagga to an informal settlement in Clare Estate fled leaving their stash behind on Thursday.
Captain Nqobile Gwala, a KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson said, in the early hours of Thursday morning, SAPS members were patrolling the N2 freeway under the Clare Road bridge when they noticed a white truck.
"Police had noticed that the men were around the truck offloading something. When police stopped the men fled. Police officers tried to intercept the men but they fled into the nearby bushes. Police gave chase with the assistance of community members but the men disappeared further into the bushes," she said.
Gwala said a total of 11 bags of compressed dagga was recovered. The estimated street value of the recovered dagga is R50,000-00.
The bags of dagga that were recovered in Clare Estate worth an estimated street value of R50000 Pictures: Supplied
The Clare Estate Action Committee, a volunteer crime-busting group and the Police K9 unit assisted in trying to trace the men but to they remain at large.
Sydenham SAPS are investigating the incident.