55-year-old held with 14 bags of dagga worth R662,400 on the R81 at Malamulele
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.
🇿🇦 R81 road at Ximuwini, Malamulele, Vhembe District, Limpopo · South Africa
Police arrested a 55-year-old man on Sunday 8 November 2026 at about 09:00
during a joint operation along the R81 road at Ximuwini, Malamulele, in the
Vhembe District of Limpopo.[1][2]Officers stopped and searched a red SUV and
found 14 plastic refuse bags containing dagga inside.[1][3][4][5][2]Limpopo police
spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the dagga had an estimated street
value of R662,400.[1][4][5][2][6]
The suspect was arrested and detained at Malamulele Police Station.[7][3][4][5][2][6]He was
expected before the Malamulele Magistrate’s Court on Monday 9 November,
following his arrest for dealing in dagga.[7][4][5][2]
Limpopo police commissioner Lieutenant General Jan Scheeper praised the
operational team members at Malamulele for their commitment and vigilance.[1][2]Dagga is the South African term for cannabis, and the police gave dealing in
dagga as the alleged offence behind the arrest.[1]
Officers stopped and searched a red SUV at approximately 09:00, uncovering 14 plastic refuse bags filled with dagga.[6]
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Source: Limpopo MirrorThe bags of dagga found during the joint police operation on the R81 at Ximuwini (Baobab tree), Malamulele. Photo: SAPSPhoto details
African Times Newsatnews.co.zaR600 000 Worth of Dagga Seized in Malamulele, 55-year Old Suspect Arrested - African Times News
Arrive Alivearrivealive.co.zaDrug-dealing suspect arrested during joint operations along the R81 road at Ximuwini, Malamulele, in the Vhembe District
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No weight was given for the dagga; only the police estimate of an R662,400 street value was published.
The outcome of the 9 November 2026 court appearance is not reported.
The Limpopo Mirror and Arrive Alive both reproduce the same Limpopo SAPS statement, so they are not independent accounts.
It is not stated whether the suspect was charged at his first appearance or whether the case was postponed.
The two Arrive Alive images were not added as media because their content could not be confirmed as showing the seizure.
The African Times/MSN account reproduces the same Limpopo SAPS statement as the report's existing sources, so it is not an independent account.
The headline gives the dagga's value as R600 000 while the body gives R662 400; the report keeps the police estimate of R662,400.
The African Times article is a one-minute read that gives no weight for the dagga and no outcome of the 9 November 2026 court appearance.
African Insider attributes the R662,400 figure to SAPS without naming a spokesperson, so it does not independently confirm the value beyond the police statement.
The African Insider account carries no weight for the dagga, like the reports already cited.
The African Times headline gives the haul as R600,000 while its own body and the police estimate give R662,400.
Like the report's existing sources, this account reproduces the Limpopo SAPS statement issued by Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, so it is not an independent account.
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.
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.
