Sasolburg prison warder arrested after police seize 803 bags of dagga

According to The Citizen, a 52-year-old male prison warder was arrested by Sasolburg police on Saturday after officers found dagga at the Sasolburg Correctional Centre.

Arrest after complaint at correctional centre

The arrest followed a complaint received by the Sasolburg police on Saturday, 8 August at about 14:00, when officers were called to the correctional centre over an official allegedly in possession of dagga and suspected of dealing in the drug.

Seizure and charges

Police were directed to a man wearing a Correctional Services uniform, who was then detained. The police seized 803 ziplock bags of dagga with an indicated street value of R8 050. The suspect is expected to appear before the Sasolburg Magistrate’s Court soon, facing charges of possession of dagga and dealing in dagga.

Reporting and newsroom details

According to The Citizen, this report is a product of Caxton Local Media. The Citizen notes that, at Caxton, every story is written by humans and that AI is used only to perform quality checks. According to The Citizen, Sedibeng Ster is the newest edition to the Mooivaal Media newspaper family, created at the end of 2011 when two previous publications, Vaal Weekly and the Vaal Vision, were merged.

According to The Citizen, the Sedibeng Ster editor is Lerato Serero, who is described as having more than a decade of experience and a passion for community stories, particularly service delivery reporting.