News:2026-10-22/Enforcement/carolina-police-chase-a-car-and-find-about-200-kg-of-dagga-near-the-belfast-turn-off-arresting-the-driver

NewsEnforcement22 October 2026

Carolina police chase a car and find about 200 kg of dagga near the Belfast turn-off, arresting the driver

South African Daily, relaying a South African Police Service statement, reported that police patrolling Voortrekker Street in Carolina at about 5.20 am on 22 October tried to stop a grey Volkswagen Golf whose driver fled towards Wonderfontein Road. Police intercepted the car near the Belfast turn-off and found about 200 kg of dagga inside the car. The driver, described as an Eswatini national, was arrested and charged with dealing in dagga, and the car and the drugs were seized. He is due to appear in the Carolina magistrate's court.

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PlaceCarolinaGert Sibande District MunicipalityMpumalangaSouth Africa

AgencySouth African Police Service, Mpumalanga

Approximate location-26.07, 30.12

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2026-10-22 Enforcement Carolina police chase a car and find about 200 kg of dagga near the Belfast turn-off, arresting the driver South African Daily, relaying a South African Police Service statement, reported that police patrolling Voortrekker Street in Carolina at about 5.20 am on 22 October tried to stop a grey Volkswagen Golf whose driver fled towards Wonderfontein Road. Police intercepted the car near the Belfast turn-off and found about 200 kg of dagga inside the car. The driver, described as an Eswatini national, was arrested and charged with dealing in dagga, and the car and the drugs were seized. He is due to appear in the Carolina magistrate's court. https://www.southafricandaily.co.za/news/six-eswatini-nationals-arrested-as-police-seize-dagga-worth-r1.95-million-in-mpumalanga South Africa Mpumalanga Gert Sibande District Municipality Carolina 26° 4' 12.00" S, 30° 7' 12.00" E event site South African Police Service, Mpumalanga