Police have opened an enquiry docket following several weeks of monitoring information and conducting observations on different occasions regarding a truck allegedly being used to transport dagga and other drugs from Cape Town to Alrode, Johannesburg.
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, at approximately 12:00, the Tracing and Narcotics Team received intelligence that the truck was travelling towards Cape Town, allegedly transporting dagga and other drugs. The information was immediately operationalised.
The team proceeded along the N1 South, where they spotted and stopped the truck. Police officials identified themselves to the driver and explained the reason for stopping the vehicle.
The truck was escorted to Parys SAPS to be searched in a safe and secure environment. However, approximately 100 metres from the police station, the driver unexpectedly jumped out of the moving truck and fled on foot.
Upon arrival at the police station, the truck was searched. Police discovered 452 bales of dagga, weighing 1 kg each, and seven packs of Mandrax, also weighing 1 kg each. The drugs have an estimated street value of R1.5 million.
The truck owner was contacted and requested to report to Parys SAPS after the driver abandoned the vehicle. An enquiry has been opened, and investigations are underway. The truck owner confirmed ownership of the vehicle but denied any knowledge of or association with the drugs found inside it.
Police have seized the drugs and impounded the truck pending further investigations and the apprehension of the driver.
