According to him, the abuse of alcohol, dagga and engaging in extramarital relationships contributed to his unlawful conduct. But, Macheka now told the court, he has turned a new leaf in his life.

They found the trailers loaded with 106 small bags of dagga, 10 big bags of dagga, and two refuse bags of loose dagga," Limpopo Province Saps spokeperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said in a statement.