DAGGA WORTH OVER R600,000 SEIZED AT ESWATINI’S BORDER

South Africa Police Service

Fri 22 March 2024:

Members of the South African Police Service’s border policing unit have arrested a 43-year-old truck driver from the Kingdom of Eswatini for allegedly attempting to smuggle dagga into South Africa.

In a statement on Friday, the SAPS said the male suspect was apprehended at the Oshoek Port of Entry in the early hours of Thursday morning.

According to police, at around 00:30am, the suspect was searched by members of the SAPS on the arrivals side of the port of entry.

#sapsMP Members of SAPS Border Policing arrested a truck driver (43) after his alleged attempts to smuggle dagga into South Africa. Dagga weighing 150 kg with an estimated street value of R630 840 was seized at Oshoek Port of Entry on 21/03. NPhttps://t.co/e2GQadWmME pic.twitter.com/PfHa8nTBZ7

— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) March 22, 2024

“It was during this search that the astute members discovered the dagga concealed under a load of timber. As a result, the driver was detained and charged accordingly,” the statement said.

A total of 150kgs of dagga with an estimated street value of R630 840 was seized.

The truck, with number plates from the Kingdom of Eswatini, was confiscated together with the seized dagga for further investigation.

The suspect is expected to appear at the Elukwatini Magistrate’s Court today.

Mpumalanga Provincial Commissioner of the Police, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, has applauded the members for their dedication.

“The continuous arrests and successes witnessed at the borders prove that indeed the members are working with diligence. They are doing an excellent work on daily basis,” General Manamela said.

– SAnews.gov.za

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