KwaZulu-Natal man held at Mahamba with 158.2 kg of dagga
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.
🇿🇦 Mahamba policing precinct, Mkhondo, Mpumalanga · South Africa
A 39-year-old man travelling from KwaZulu-Natal was arrested at Mahamba in
Mpumalanga after police found 158.2 kg of compressed dagga in his vehicle.[1]He was stopped at about 01:00 on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, in the Mahamba
policing precinct.[2]Police said the stop followed information about
suspected drug trafficking and officers went to the identified area in the
Mahamba policing precinct.[1]
Officers spotted a white Nissan NP200 bakkie, stopped and searched it, and found
30 rolls of compressed dagga wrapped in greyish sellotape.[1]The dagga
weighed 158.2 kg and police estimated its street value at R1 million.[1]The
man was arrested on a charge of dealing in dagga and the Nissan NP200 was seized
for the investigation.[1]A case of dealing in dagga was opened at the Mahamba
Police Station.[1]
He was expected to appear at the Mkhondo Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 05
November 2026.[2]Mpumalanga Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General
Apaphia Modise commended the officers and said police would intensify operations
against drug trafficking in the province.[1]
Photos and video
Seized dagga rolls pictured with the report of the Mahamba bust. No credit is given.Photo details
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.
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.
Mpumalanga police arrested six Eswatini nationals in two Safer Festive Season stops on 22 and 23 October 2026, seizing 325 kg of dagga worth R1.95 million from a bakkie at Mahamba and a Golf at Carolina.
