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He was found to be in possession of dagga worth R50?000.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The Welkom K9 Unit arrested a man (59) at a clinic in the Welkom central business district on Monday, 24 January. He was found to be in possession of dagga worth R50?000.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Vista<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welkom K9 Unit arrested a man (59) at a clinic in the Welkom central business district on Monday, 24 January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>He was found to be in possession of dagga worth R50 000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The unit responded to a tip-off. 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