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LISWATI NABBED WITH 31 DAGGA BAGS WORTH E1M IN SA

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MBABANE – A 30-year-old man from Eswatini was on Sunday nabbed at Buffelspruit, South Africa, with dagga weighing about 240.85kg, with an estimated street value of about E1 million.

This is according to a press statement issued by the South African Police Service (SAPS), Office of the provincial commissioner in Mpumalanga. The SAPS reported that the man was nabbed at Buffelspruit next to Jeppes Reef port of entry. It was stated that the suspect’s arrest came after police in Schoemansdal were patrolling as well as conducting stop and search duties on the R570 Road. It was reported that they then stopped a white Isuzu bakkie with one occupant. Upon searching the vehicle, they found 31 bags stashed with dagga weighing about 240.85kg, with an estimated street value of about E1 011 570.

Arrested

The police reported that the suspect was immediately arrested and charged for dealing in dagga. “The dagga and the vehicle were confiscated for further investigation,” reads the statement. It was further reported that preliminary investigations indicated that the suspect entered the republic legally through Mananga port of entry. While in the country, he then collected the dagga at the illegal crossing at Magogeni. Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the dagga was destined to reach Gauteng Province prior to the mission being intercepted by the police.

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, welcomed the arrest of the suspect. The general warned drug traffickers that the police had intensified their efforts to fight the circulation of all forms of drugs in the province. “We are increasingly closing all passages for criminals to run their activities and we are tracking every bit of information about drug peddlers and we promise not to rest until the situation has changed for the better,” said the general. The suspect will appear in the Nkomazi Magistrate’s Court today.

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