Army seizes 510 kg of dagga at Shiselweni checkpoint; three held
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.
🇸🇿 Mashayineni checkpoint, Lushikishini area, Shiselweni Region · Eswatini
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- Arrested
- 3
- Cannabis
- 510.3 kg
The Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force seized more than 510 kilograms of dagga worth over E510,000 and arrested three Eswatini nationals in operations in the Shiselweni Region between 23 and 25 June 2026.[1][2]
On 23 June at about 6am, troops at a mounted checkpoint at Mashayineni in the Lushikishini area stopped an orange Nissan Murano carrying 107.1 kg of dagga valued at E107,100; Thabiso Myolwa (31) and Patrick S. Mbatha (34), both of Luve in Mbelebeleni, were arrested with the vehicle and consignment.[1][2] Barely an hour later at the same checkpoint, soldiers stopped a white Toyota Hilux GD-6 bakkie holding 403.2 kg valued at E403,200; driver Mxolisi Mnisi (44) of Maguga, Hhohho Region, was arrested with the vehicle and drugs.[1][2]
On 25 June at about 5:37pm, troops patrolling at Sivule in the Lubombo Region intercepted four Zimbabwean nationals attempting to enter Eswatini illegally from South Africa and handed them to law enforcement.[1][2]
Sources
- UEDF seizes over 510kg of dagga, arrest three suspects in border operations. Independent News Eswatini, 30 June 2026.
- Army cracks down on dagga worth E510K in smuggling and illegal border crossings. Eswatini Positive News, 30 June 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The four Zimbabweans were apprehended for illegal entry rather than drug offences; no court outcomes for the three arrested men were reported.