Mpumalanga Police Destroy R2.9 Million Dagga Crop in Major Drug Trafficking Crackdown

Dagga field worth R2,9 million discovered

The police, in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies and local farmers, received valuable information and were led on Friday, January 9 Friday 09 January 2026 (around 16h30), to an uncovering of a field of dagga plants estimated at a street value of about R2.9 Million, next to river at Buffelspruit farms outside Malelane. According to a report, this discovery is a major one in the battle against drug trafficking. The field consisted …

Mpumalanga police destroy R2.9 million dagga crop in major drug trafficking crackdown

Authorities in Mpumalanga uncovered a R2.9 million dagga plantation at Buffelspruit farms, highlighting a breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking.

Mpumalanga Police Uncover Massive Dagga Plantation Along Mahlambanyatsi River Bank

Schoemansdal – Mpumalanga police have uncovered a massive plantation of dagga in a secluded area of Buffelspruit Farm near Schoemansdal outside Malelane. The illicit plants with an estimated street value of R2.9 million were found on Friday, 9 January 2026. A large contingent of police led by the Acting Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi uprooted the dagga plants on the bank of the Mahlambanyatsi River. However, no arres…