A revered member of the Traditional Healers Organisation (THO) is facing criminal charges after the Hawks dismantled a hydroponic drug lab at a Hartbeespoort farm at the weekend.

The arrest of Zanele Mazibuko-Mnisi comes as law-enforcement agencies tighten the noose on cannabis growers.

Hawks spokesperson Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso said officers had acted on intelligence that the farm in Assen, on the outskirts of the North West town, was being used to cultivate and deal dagga...