Man held trying to smuggle dagga worth R1m into SA

A 31-YEAR-OLD man was arrested after he was found with marijuana, estimated to be worth more than R1 million, along the border between South Africa and eSwatini.

Mpumalanga police spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli said the suspect was scheduled to appear before the Eerstehoek Magistrate’s Court.

“The members were conducting their routine patrol duties, when they spotted a suspicious Toyota Hilux bakkie at Sector One along Oshoek border line.

“The police confiscated the dagga worth R1.2m, and the vehicle,” said Mdhluli.

Mpumalanga police commissioner Lieutenant-General Semakaleng Manamela has applauded the police at Oshoek for “their effort which ensured the swift arrest of the suspect”.

Last month, a 27-year-old man was arrested at the Jeppes Reef border post for allegedly trafficking drugs from eSwatini after he attempted to smuggle dagga wrapped around his belly.