Two held with 64.8kg dagga worth R7.7m near Steinkopf
Steinkopf police stopped a vehicle loaded with boxes on the N7 near Steinkopf and found 64.8 kg of dagga. Two 33-year-old men were arrested and the vehicle seized, with police valuing the dagga at R7.7 million.
🇿🇦 N7 road near Steinkopf, Northern Cape · South Africa
Steinkopf police officers on Wednesday-morning patrols near Steinkopf spotted a
suspicious vehicle loaded with boxes at the back.[1]Officers searched the
vehicle and found roughly 64.8 kilograms of dagga packed in boxes.[1]Police
arrested two men, both aged 33, at the scene.[1]
Police placed the estimated street value of the dagga at R7.7 million.[1]Police confiscated the vehicle allegedly used in the commission of the crime.[1]The two suspects were expected to appear in court soon on charges of
dealing in drugs.[1]
The South African Police Service said officers intercepted a vehicle on the N7
road in the Northern Cape and uncovered dagga worth R7.7 million.[2]That
police account says two suspects were arrested and the vehicle used in the crime
was confiscated.[2]Police counted the N7 interception as part of intensified
operations that resulted in the arrest of 17 817 suspects from 03 to 09 November
2025.[2]
Photos and video
The seized dagga boxes from the Steinkopf N7 interception. Photo: Supplied via Jacaranda FMPhoto details
The exact interception day is inferred as Wednesday 5 November 2025 from the Wednesday-morning patrol account and the 03 to 09 November 2025 operation window.
The 64.8 kg weight comes from the Jacaranda FM police account; the SAnews roundup gives only the R7.7 million value.
The R7.7 million is a police estimated street value, not an audited figure.
No court outcome beyond the expected appearance on dealing charges was reported.
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.
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.
