Warden arrested with 300 g of dagga at Goodwood Prison
A warden at Goodwood Prison in Cape Town was arrested after officers found 300 grams of dagga, 100 grams of tik, 600 mandrax tablets, 23 mobile phones and other illicit goods in his vehicle during a joint operation. Western Cape Police Oversight Minister Anroux Marais welcomed the arrest.
Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais
welcomed the arrest of a prison warden at the Goodwood Prison in Cape Town.[1]The arrest followed the discovery of drugs, mobile phones and other illicit
goods in the warden’s vehicle during a joint operation last weekend.[1]
Officers found 600 mandrax tablets, 100 grams of tik, 300 grams of dagga, 23
cellular telephones and other illicit goods in his possession.[1]
Marais said there should be zero tolerance for officials who facilitate criminal
activities.[1]
Photos and video
Seized contraband found in the warden's vehicle, published with the report of the Goodwood warden's arrest. Photo: X @SAPoliceServicePhoto details
The exact date of the joint operation was not stated; 9 August 2026 is estimated from the article's reference to last weekend before its 13 August publication.
The warden's name and any charges filed were not reported.
The agencies that took part in the joint operation were not specified.
Mpumalanga police arrested six people during Safer Festive Season operations in the Gert Sibande District on 10 and 11 November 2026, seizing dagga worth about R50,000. A further suspect fled on foot after abandoning a white sedan carrying five bags of dagga on the N2.
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.
