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TimesLIVE
4 days ago
- TimesLIVE
Police arrest man with R8m in dagga in trailer
Limpopo police arrested a 27-year-old man who was found with 42 bags of compressed dagga in a trailer on Friday. Polokwane police spokesperson Col Malesela Ledwaba said the man was nabbed during a joint anti-smuggling operation conducted by the Limpopo tracking and task teams together with other police units and external law enforcement agencies. They received intelligence information about a white Toyota Hilux bakkie suspected to be transporting dagga from Eswatini destined for Vhembe District. 'An immediate search operation commenced for the bakkie and it was positively spotted towing a trailer along the R36 public road next to Mooketsi Weigh-bridge at about 7am. It was stopped, searched and found transporting 42 bags of compressed dagga weighing 851.8kg with an estimated street value of R8m.' Ledwaba said a 27-year-old male suspect failed to account for the origin of the dagga and was immediately placed under arrest. He is expected to appear in the Tzaneen magistrate's court on Monday. Police investigations are continuing.
The Citizen
4 days ago
- The Citizen
R8 million worth of dagga from Eswatini seized
Police swooped on a bakkie suspected to be carrying drugs into Limpopo. Limpopo police on Friday seized around R8 million worth of dagga during an anti-smuggling operation in the province. According to police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, officials received intelligence that a white Toyota Hilux bakkie was suspected to be transporting dagga from Eswatini. 'An immediate search operation commenced for the lookout of the bakkie, and it was positively spotted towing a trailer along the R36 public road next to Mooketsi Weigh-bridge at about 7 am. 'It was stopped, searched and found transporting forty-two bags (42) bags of compressed dagga weighing 851,85 Kg with an estimated street value of R8 million rands,' Ledwaba explained. Picture: Supplied He said a 27-year-old male suspect was questioned about the load and then arrested. He is expected to appear before the Tzaneen Magistrate's Court on Monday, 2 June 2025, on a charge of dealing in drugs. Picture: Supplied Other drug busts In February, two South Africans were arrested at OR Tambo International Airport for drug trafficking. They were travelling from Brazil and carrying cocaine with an estimated street value of R7.5 million. A few months earlier, a Brazilian woman was nabbed at the same airport, also coming from Brazil. She was carrying around R1.8 million worth of cocaine. NOW READ: Human trafficking exploiters spin web of drugs – expert
IOL News
6 days ago
- IOL News
Life sentence for Limpopo man convicted of rape and robbery on New Year's Eve
Vutivi Climate Chauke was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Giyani Regional Court for rape, and an additional 15 years for robbery, following a 2021 New Year's Eve attack in Nkurhi Tomu village. A 25-year-old man, Vutivi Climate Chauke, has been handed a life sentence for rape and an additional 15 years for robbery by the Giyani Regional Court following a brutal attack on a 19-year-old woman in Nkurhi Tomu village during New Year's Eve celebrations in 2021. Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the incident occurred on December 31, 2021, when the victim and her boyfriend were standing on the street celebrating the arrival of the new year. "The accused, together with an unknown friend who is still at large, approached the couple and suddenly threatened to stab them. The duo forcefully took the shoes of the victim's boyfriend and her cellphone," said Ledwaba.
TimesLIVE
23-05-2025
- TimesLIVE
Family find son buried without their knowledge after seven years
A grieving family has found closure after the body of their 32-year-old son, mistakenly buried as a pauper after a 2018 car crash, was exhumed from a mass grave in the Mookgophong cemetery. The exhumation comes after an investigation by police and provincial authorities into the controversial burial of more than 40 unidentified bodies, many of which were interred without coffins, in clustered unmarked graves. According to SAPS spokesperson Col Malesela Ledwaba, the remains of the man were identified through a 'meticulous police investigation of fingerprints and DNA analysis'. This led to a formal request by his family to exhume the body and bury him with dignity. 'The corpse of a 32-year-old African male person who died in a vehicle accident in 2018 and buried by government as a pauper has been reconnected with his next of kin,' said Ledwaba. 'The police in Mahwelereng were recently approached by the family who had been looking for their son, not knowing that he died on the N1 near Mookgophong.'
The Citizen
21-05-2025
- The Citizen
Prominent Limpopo DJ arrested in connection with relative's (6) sexual assault
A 34-year-old radio personality from the Vhembe District in Limpopo was arrested on Monday in connection with the sexual assault of a six-year-old relative at her home in Mpheni Block B, outside Elim in the Waterval policing area. According to Limpopo police, the suspect, a DJ at a Thohoyandou-based radio station, was arrested following an investigation led by detectives from the Waterval police. Polokwane Review reports that he briefly appeared in the Waterval Magistrate's Court yesterday, where the case was postponed to May 27 for a formal bail application. Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba says the assault happened on May 12 at around 15:30. 'The girl's mother, who was in Pretoria at the time, was notified by the child's grandmother that the minor was unwell. Upon returning home immediately, she learnt that the child had already been taken to hospital, where [a] medical examination confirmed sexual assault,' he says. During interviews with the authorities, the child reportedly revealed that the suspect had allegedly shown her inappropriate material. Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe expressed grave concern over the incident. 'It is deeply disturbing when those entrusted to protect our children become the very perpetrators who harm them. The suspect's status as both a public figure and family member makes this case particularly troubling,' says Hadebe. 'I want to assure the community that the SAPS takes crimes against children extremely seriously, regardless of who the suspect is,' she adds. Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal. Read original story on At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
