Three Botswana men held in Tonga with 55 kg dagga in car panels
Tonga police arrested three Botswana nationals on 20 April 2023 after finding 408 rolls of dagga weighing 55 kg hidden in the door panels of their Toyota Grande. The men were due in the Nkomazi Magistrate's Court on 24 April 2023 for dealing in dagga, which police said was destined for Botswana.
🇿🇦 Block C near Tonga, Nkomazi, Mpumalanga · South Africa
Tonga SAPS officers arrested three Botswana nationals on the night of 20 April
2023 after finding dagga in their car.[1]The vehicle held three men aged
between 33 and 46.[1]All three suspects were arrested and the vehicle was
impounded for further investigation.[1]
Officers on patrol spotted a white Toyota Grande with Botswana number plates in
Block C near Tonga.[1]Police said they could smell dagga but could not locate
it in the car.[1]Officers took the vehicle to the police station and found
over 408 rolls of dagga weighing 55 kg stashed in the door panels.[1]A second
account also describes the case as three suspects nabbed with 55 kg of dagga.[2]
Police said the consignment was destined for Botswana.[1]The three men were
expected to appear in the Nkomazi Magistrate’s Court on 24 April 2023 for
dealing in dagga.[1]
Case data
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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.
