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: 2026-10-20
Source: South African Police Service
Credit: South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService), watch at source
License: Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)
Details: Official release · South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService), Mpumalanga · N4 near Middelburg, Mpumalanga

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

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