Police arrested a taxi commuter with a dagga tied around his waist.
- Border police are carrying out normal operations. search The mission was to stop a Toyota Quantum taxi.
- During the search, Daga discovered Bekitemba Simelane hidden on his body.
- Authorities said Simelane was on his way from Eswatini to Williheid in KwaZulu-Natal.
Mpumalanga police arrested a taxi commuter with a 4kg dagga wrapped in duct tape around his waist.
Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Selby Mohlala said border force agents from Mahamba arrested Bekitemba Simelane, 43, from Eswatini during a search on the N2 Piet Retief-Pongola road.
Mohlala added that Simelane was on his way to Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal.
“Information indicates that police officers at Mahamba Port of Entry were conducting a routine stop and search operation when they stopped a Toyota Quantum taxi.
“A search was conducted and a large quantity of dagga weighing 3.922 kg was found wrapped around Mr Simelane's body,” he said.
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Mohlala added that Simelane appeared in the Pete Retief Magistrate Court on Wednesday.
He will remain in custody until his next court appearance on March 6.
The incident occurred after a 25-year-old man was arrested at the Jepps Reef border crossing on Thursday morning. Mohlala said the man was charged with immigration offenses and possession of dagga.
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