Six people were arrested for drug offences during police operations in the Gert Sibande District of Mpumalanga on 10 and 11 November 2026.[1] Police on routine patrol along the R543 at Mahamba stopped and searched a 30-year-old Eswatini national carrying a red bag.[2] The search of the man’s red bag produced rolls of dagga weighing about 2.2 kilograms.[2]
A white sedan fled a stop-and-search on the N2 at Mahamba, lost control and burst two tyres, and the driver escaped on foot.[2] The driver left behind the car and five bags of dagga, which police seized while searching for him.[2] Police stopped a Hyundai company truck on the N17 near Chrissiesmeer on 11 November and arrested its two Eswatini occupants.[2] Police seized 15 bags of dagga from the truck with an estimated street value of about R50,000.[2]
Three more suspects were arrested in Standerton on 11 November in separate intelligence-driven operations.[2] A 27-year-old man was found with sachets of suspected crystal meth and suspected mandrax tablets valued at R5,200.[2] A 27-year-old Nigerian national was held with suspected crystal meth, suspected mandrax tablets and dagga valued together at about R45,000.[2] A 46-year-old Nigerian national was arrested with 17 sachets of suspected CAT and 11 sachets of suspected crystal meth worth R4,000.[2]
SAPS spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane said all six suspects were expected to appear in various magistrates’ courts on charges related to possession of and dealing in drugs.[2] Mpumalanga provincial commissioner Lieutenant General Apaphia Modise said the arrests should send a message that there is no space for drug dealers.[2]
