dagga

Cat (a plant from North Africa) must be submitted to the forensic science laboratory within a specific period before it rots; only samples are taken for analysis, not the entire consignment, similar to dagga where entire consignment submission is impractical.

“Cat is a plant that is originating from North Africa. Obviously, and that plant needs to be submitted to FSL within a specific period because otherwise it becomes rotten. So only samples are taken and then submitted to FSL. That is the only sampling. With dagga, obviously, it means that when a cultivation facility is dismantled, you might sit with a whole warehouse full of dagga. So, it is just not practically possible to submit that whole consignment for analysis to the forensic science laboratory. So, it is all about practicality.”

Different drugs require different storage space due to physical volume differences; for example, 547 kg of dagga takes much more space than 541 kg of cocaine.

“the kilograms may not necessarily be the determinant with regard to the space needed for storage. Take dagga for example, 547 or 541 kg’s of dagga would take much, much more space than 541 kg’s of cocaine”