Three Namibians arrested with 90kg dagga at Atlantis petrol station
Police arrested three Namibian nationals aged 40 to 43 at a petrol station on the N7 at Atlantis after finding 90kg of dagga hidden in the truck-parking area. Police say the dagga had been transported from Namibia, and the men face possession charges before the Atlantis Magistrate's Court.
🇿🇦 Petrol station on the N7, Atlantis, Western Cape · South Africa
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Atlantis Crime Prevention Unit, South African Police Service
Three Namibian nationals were found with 90kg of dagga in Atlantis in the
Western Cape.[1]The suspects are aged 40, 41 and 43 and face charges of
possession of dagga.[1]The suspects were detained at the Philadelphia police
station.[1]They were expected to appear in the Atlantis Magistrate’s Court.[1]
Members of the Atlantis Crime Prevention Unit acted on information about three
men carrying large bags and acting nervously at a petrol station on the N7.[2]Officers found the 90kg of dagga hidden in the area where trucks park.[1]The
operation took place on Wednesday, October 2 at about 10.50pm.[1]
Further investigation found that the dagga had been transported from Namibia.[1]Provincial police spokesperson Anelisiwe Manyana gave the account of the
arrests and seizure.[1]
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The seized 90kg of dagga laid out after the Atlantis N7 arrest. Photo: SAPSPhoto details
The same page also reports a separate Robertson R60 incident in which two foreign nationals were found with seven bags of compressed dagga valued at R140,000; that is a different event and is left out of this report.
No street value for the 90kg Atlantis seizure was published.
No court outcome beyond the expected appearance in the Atlantis Magistrate's Court was reported.
Police stopped a red SUV on the R81 road at Ximuwini near Malamulele and found 14 plastic refuse bags of dagga, which Limpopo police valued at an estimated R662,400. The 55-year-old driver was detained at Malamulele Police Station and was due in the Malamulele Magistrate's Court on 9 November on a charge of dealing in dagga.
Police and private security arrested a driver after a high-speed chase from Sinoville to Bon Accord in Pretoria on 7 November 2026. Officers seized 240kg of dagga with an estimated street value of R960,000 from the vehicle and confiscated the vehicle.
Mpumalanga police stopped a 39-year-old man from KwaZulu-Natal in a white Nissan NP200 at Mahamba before dawn on 3 November 2026 and found 30 rolls holding 158.2 kg of compressed dagga, which they valued at R1 million. He was charged with dealing in dagga and was expected in the Mkhondo Magistrate's Court on 5 November.
Acting on a tip-off, North West police stopped 21-year-old Lusanda Nhlangothi on the N12 near Christiana and found 4.654 kg of compressed dagga packed in two 20-litre drums. He was charged, appeared in court on 29 October and was remanded until a 5 November bail hearing.
