Truck Driver Flees After R1.5m Drug Haul Found

Truck driver flees after R1.5m drug haul found

A truck driver is being sought by police after allegedly jumping from a moving vehicle and fleeing on foot shortly before officers discovered drugs worth an estimated R1.5 million inside it, Cape {town}Etc reports. The truck was intercepted along the N1 in the Free State on Saturday, 7 November, following several weeks of police monitoring and intelligence gathering. The vehicle was reportedly being used to transport dagga and other drugs betwee…

Dramatic Escape After Police Intercept Truck Carrying R1.5m in Drugs

  A truck driver made a dramatic escape by jumping from a moving vehicle as police closed in on a suspected drug consignment worth R1.5 million near Parys, in the Free State.   The incident unfolded on Saturday, 7 November 2026, after the police Tracing and Narcotics Team received intelligence about a truck allegedly transporting dagga and other drugs towards Cape Town.   According to police, they had been monitoring information and conducting o…

Truck Driver Flees Moving Truck As Police Find R1.5m Drugs

A truck driver made a dramatic escape near Parys SAPS on Saturday, jumping from his moving truck and fleeing on foot just metres before police could complete an operation that uncovered drugs and dagga worth an estimated R1.5 million. The incident followed weeks of surveillance by the police Tracing and Narcotics team, which had been […]

Police intercept truck linked to R1.5m drug trafficking operation

An ongoing investigation regarding a truck allegedly being used to transport dagga and other drugs from Cape Town to Alrode in Johannesburg was seized in the Free State over the weekend with drugs worth R1.5 million.  The provincial police spokesperson, Constable Kelello Patsa, said police opened an enquiry docket after weeks of monitoring information and […]