An East London matriculant and three others were arrested at the weekend for being in possession of dagga worth R1.8-million, the Daily Dispatch reported on Monday.

Eastern Cape police spokesperson Captain Stephen Marais said the four were arrested on Friday night at a local shop at Chalumna, East London.

The group were in possession of 47-and-a-half bags of dagga weighing 1.117 tons.

The suspects were aged between 18 and 38.

Marais said the 18-year-old was in grade 12 and busy writing his matric exams.

The four were expected to appear in the East London Magistrate's Court on Monday.