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Talk:News:2026-10-23/Enforcement/police-stop-a-bakkie-on-the-n2-near-the-commondale-turn-off-at-mahamba-find-33-rolls-of-dagga-weighing-about-1

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Dating

South African Daily says the five suspects were "arrested in Mahamba on Friday, October 23", and that the police statement was issued "on Saturday", 24 October. The stored date is 23 October.

Quantities

The article gives "33 rolls of dagga weighing approximately 125.2kg, with an estimated street value of R750,000". The summary says about 125.2 kg. The value is left out.

Place

The article places the stop on the N2 near the Commondale turn-off at Mahamba. This is the Mahamba on the South African side, in Mkhondo Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District. The settlement of the same name on the Eswatini side of the border (Q6733047) is a different place.

Map pin

The pin is Wikidata's point for Mkhondo Local Municipality (Q120788), rounded to two decimals, and marks the municipality. The article does not locate the stop more closely than the turn-off.

Attribution

The article describes the five suspects as Eswatini nationals. It states no route to or from Eswatini for the dagga, and none is recorded.

This news item follows South African Daily, which quotes the police statement.

Category

The dagga was found in a bakkie stopped on a highway and no route is stated, so this news item is filed as Enforcement. It could also be filed as Trafficking, the category for interdiction in transit.

One police statement described two incidents, and each has its own news item. The other is the car chase in Carolina on 22 October. The article's lead figures of six arrests and dagga worth R1.95 million are the totals for both incidents.

These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 19:07, 28 October 2026 (+07)

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