430 kg of dagga seized in three UEDF border incidents; two held
UEDF troops intercepted more than 430 kg of dagga worth E378,965 in three border incidents on 26 October 2026: a Ford Focus abandoned at Machobeni yielded 292 kg, and a Toyota Tazz at Mpuluzi held 135 kg with two men arrested. One driver fled on foot; all exhibits were handed to law enforcement.
🇸🇿 Machobeni, Shiselweni Region and Mpuluzi, Hhohho Region · Eswatini
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- 430 kg
The Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force intercepted more than 430 kilogrammes of dagga worth an estimated E378,965 in three incidents along the kingdom’s border areas on 26 October 2026, UEDF Public Affairs Officer Major Sandile M. Gwebu announced on 28 October.[1]
The largest seizure came at a checkpoint at Machobeni in the Shiselweni Region at about 9pm, where the driver of a white Ford Focus sedan abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot; a search uncovered 10 bags weighing 292 kilogrammes worth E241,000, and the South African-registered car and consignment were handed over.[1] At about 9:45pm at Mpuluzi in the Hhohho Region, soldiers stopped a red Toyota Tazz sedan with 13 bags and five rolls weighing 135.04 kilogrammes valued at E135,040; Siyabonga Dlamini (24) and Mpendulo Mlotjwa (23), both of Silele in Shiselweni, were arrested with the vehicle and drugs.[1]
Sources
- UEDF seizes 430kg of dagga worth E379K. Independent News Eswatini, 28 October 2026.
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- The third incident (dagga carried by individuals) was not detailed beyond the total; no second outlet account was found.