{"id":258042,"date":"2020-05-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/258042\/elderly-woman-allegedly-recruits-young-boys-to-sell-dagga-and-cigarettes\/"},"modified":"2020-05-20T15:04:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T13:04:44","slug":"elderly-woman-allegedly-recruits-young-boys-to-sell-dagga-and-cigarettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/05\/21\/elderly-woman-allegedly-recruits-young-boys-to-sell-dagga-and-cigarettes\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly woman allegedly recruits young boys to sell dagga and cigarettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While on patrol in Delville on Tuesday afternoon, officers from the Germiston Police Station received a tip-off about six young boys selling dagga and cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing the information received the officers traced the suspects, who were all under the age of 18,\u201d said Const Maxwell Mabunda, communications officer for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/251798\/men-nabbed-for-selling-cigarettes-worth-r100-000-illegally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Men nabbed for selling cigarettes worth R100 000 illegally<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cDuring questioning, the suspects allegedly told police that they had received the dagga and cigarettes from an 83-year-old woman in the area. They took the officers to the woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When officers arrived at the woman\u2019s home she was allegedly found packing dagga and cigarettes.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The woman and the six young boys were all arrested on charges of dealing in dagga and contravening the Disaster Management Act (Covid-19 Act).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is alleged the woman has been recruiting young boys and paying them to sell the dagga and cigarettes for her,\u201d said Mabunda.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/256240\/law-enforcement-works-together-to-keep-the-streets-safe-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Law enforcement works together to keep the streets safe<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The suspect will appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon, while the boys were released to their parents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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