Driver held after chase as 240kg of dagga seized in Sinoville
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.
🇿🇦 Sinoville to Bon Accord, Pretoria · South Africa
SAPS members on crime-prevention patrol spotted a blue Volkswagen Tiguan trying
to enter the Kolonnade Shopping Centre in Sinoville while the entrance gate was
still closed at about 05:15 on 7 November 2026.[1][2][3][4]The driver turned around
and sped away along Sefako Makgatho Drive after noticing the police vehicle.[1][3][4]Officers activated blue lights and a siren, but the driver allegedly
ignored them and kept driving at high speed.[1][3]Proshield Security personnel
joined the pursuit after assistance was requested over the Sinoville Community
Policing Forum radio network.[1][3][4]The chase ended when the vehicle was stopped
in the Bon Accord area along the R101.[1][2][3]
A search of the vehicle found several bags of dagga weighing a combined 240kg.[1][2][4]Police put the dagga’s estimated street value at R960,000.[1][4]The number
plates on the Tiguan did not match it and were instead registered to a Toyota
Hilux.[1][3]The driver was arrested and faces charges of dealing in and
possession of dagga.[1][2][3][4]The vehicle was confiscated and booked into police
custody as allegedly used in the commission of a crime.[1][4]
The suspect was expected to appear before court on Monday, 9 November 2026.[1][4]Tshwane District Commissioner Major General Samuel Thine commended the SAPS
members and Proshield Security personnel for their swift response and
cooperation.[1]
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SAPS photo published with the report on the Sinoville to Bon Accord pursuit and the 240kg dagga seizure. Photo: SAPSPhoto details
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The report does not name the suspect or give their age, sex or nationality.
The court where the suspect was to appear on 9 November 2026 and any outcome after that date were not reported in the opened source.
Only one opened outlet account, attributed throughout to the police, supports this report; the underlying SAPS statement was not separately opened.
The submitted Chinese account is a Chinese-language summary of the same SAPS statement as the earlier English coverage, not independent reporting; it names no source for its figures.
The account does not say where the vehicle was stopped and does not name the suspect, court or charges beyond dealing in and possession of dagga.
The page's photograph is credited to no photographer or agency and has no caption, so it is not confirmed to show this seizure.
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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.
