38-year-old held as police seize 2,169 kg of dagga at Nyonyane homestead
The Anti-Narcotics Unit raided a homestead used as a dagga storage hub at Nyonyane and seized 2,169 kg of dagga in 277 bags worth an estimated E5.4 million, one of the largest recent hauls in Eswatini. A 38-year-old man was arrested and was due before the Mbabane Magistrate's Court.
The Royal Eswatini Police Service Anti-Narcotics Unit, working jointly across all four regions, raided a homestead at Nyonyane in the Mliba police station area on Monday 15 September 2025 and arrested a 38-year-old man found with 2,169 kg of dagga.[1][2]Officers uncovered a homestead being used as a storage hub and retrieved 277 bags of dagga along with additional unprocessed stock.[1][2]
Police put the street value of the haul at E5.4 million, calling it one of the largest seizures in recent times.[1][2]The suspect was expected to appear before the Mbabane Magistrate’s Court to face charges.[1][2]
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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.
Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force troops seized 16.8kg of dagga worth E16,800 in three border interceptions between 5 and 14 August 2026 at Nsubane and Hluthi. Two men were arrested in the vehicle interception and all suspects, vehicles and consignments were handed to law enforcement for investigation.
UEDF troops at a Mashayineni checkpoint seized 510.3 kg of dagga worth E510,300 in June 2026 operations: 107.1 kg in a Nissan Murano on 23 June with two men arrested, 403.2 kg in a Toyota Hilux an hour later with its driver arrested, while four Zimbabweans were stopped crossing illegally at Sivule on 25 June.
A 29-year-old man from KaMkhweli, under Chief Mshengu, was charged before Siteki Magistrate Machawe Bhembe with being found in possession of dagga plants weighing 46.463kg. He had been arrested the previous Friday, and the published account stops after the opening of his case.