Two arrested with 180 kg dagga on Nerston road from Eswatini
Mpumalanga border police stopped a Toyota Etios on the R65 near Nerston and seized 38 bags of dagga weighing about 180.4 kg, valued at about R757,680. A 35-year-old South African and a 43-year-old Zimbabwean were arrested for dealing in dagga and were due before the Amsterdam Magistrate's Court.
🇿🇦 R65 Nerston-Westoe Road, Nerston, Mpumalanga · South Africa
Two people aged 35 and 43 were arrested at the Nerston port of entry on the
South Africa-Eswatini border after allegedly being found with dagga.[1]The
two suspects were arrested for dealing in dagga.[1]One suspect is a
35-year-old South African citizen and the other is a 43-year-old Zimbabwean
national without documentation to be in the country.[1]Police said they were
working with home affairs officials to ascertain the Zimbabwean suspect’s
status.[1]
Border-policing officers on routine patrol stopped and searched a suspicious
Toyota Etios around 4.20pm on the R65 Nerston-Westoe Road while it was
travelling from Nerston toward Westoe.[1]The car had Gauteng registration
plates and tinted windows.[1]Officers found 38 bags of dagga weighing about
180.40 kilogrammes inside the vehicle.[1]Police estimated the value of the
dagga at about R757,680.[1]
The two men were expected to appear before the Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on
Monday after their Friday arrest.[1]Mpumalanga provincial commissioner
Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela commended the officers for
intercepting the vehicle before the dagga could reach its destination.[1]
Photos and video
SAPS photo published with the report on the two suspects found with 38 bags of dagga. Photo: SAPSPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
180.4 kg
Value (official estimate)
ZAR 757,680
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Sale
Setting
Port or sea
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
IOLiol.co.zaA South African and a Zimbabwean arrested for smuggling R800,000 dagga from Eswatini
Open questions the AI reported
The article published on 11 September 2023 says the men were arrested on Friday and were due in court on Monday, so 8 September 2023 is used as the incident date rather than a separately stated date.
No second accessible account of this seizure could be opened, so all figures rest on this single report of the police account.
No court outcome beyond the expected first appearance before the Amsterdam Magistrate's Court was reported.
The headline rounds the seizure to almost R800,000 while the detailed police figure is about R757,680, and the report uses the detailed figure.
The page lists two image addresses with the same caption and credit, treated here as one SAPS photo.
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