SAPS photos of 1,680 kg dagga seizure and bribery arrests on the N4 near Middelburg

Text poster only. The source photos show dozens of yellow-green compressed bags piled on a road at night beside a white box truck under street lights, rows of banknotes laid out on a wooden table, a white hatchback parked at night, and a second table of banknotes. — South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService), watch at source · Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)

Photos posted Oct. 20, 2026 by the South African Police Service. SAPS says Nkangala District Anti-Hijacking Task Team and Middelburg Flying Squad members stopped a speeding white Isuzu truck on the N4 next to Vandyksdrift at about 15:30 on Oct. 19 and found 55 bags of compressed dagga weighing 1,680 kg, with an estimated street value of about R12 million, and that two men who arrived in a VW Polo were arrested after allegedly offering officers R12,590 and then R10,000 more. The photos show the bags beside the truck at night and cash on a table; the charges are allegations.

What: SAPS photos of 1,680 kg dagga seizure and bribery arrests on the N4 near Middelburg
Where: N4 near Middelburg, Mpumalanga
When: Oct 19, 2026
Who: South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService), Mpumalanga
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. Seized bags beside a truck, a car and cash on a table; no one harmed. Graphic level: none.

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South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService), Mpumalanga · South African Police Service on X (Oct. 20, 2026)

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Captured 19 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService), Mpumalanga. Location: N4 near Middelburg, Mpumalanga.

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