Two Tanzanians remanded over 2,000 kilos of dagga at Dibete
Police found 69 bundles of dagga weighing more than 2,000 kilos in a VW panel van at the Dibete roadblock on 17 November 2025; two Tanzanian men were remanded by the Mahalapye court on a trafficking charge.
🇧🇼 Dibete police roadblock, Central District · Botswana
Police at the Dibete roadblock found 69 bundles of suspected dagga weighing more
than 2,000 kilos inside a VW panel van on 17 November 2025.[1]Two Tanzanian
nationals travelling in the van, Robert Manumbu, 28, and Meshack Anthony
Kalinga, 29, were arrested in what police called a major drug bust.[1]
The two men appeared before the Mahalapye Magistrate’s Court on 19 November on
a single count of trafficking in narcotic drugs and were remanded in custody as
investigations continue.[1]They are due back in court on 11 December.[1]
Botswana Police Service spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Near Bagali said the
arrest was part of intensified efforts under Operation Powerless, a
multi-agency collaboration between the police, the Botswana Defence Force and
other law enforcement partners.[1]
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One of the two Tanzanian suspects in the Dibete dagga case. Photo: Botswana Daily NewsPhoto details
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