Seven suspects accused of a R50 million drug bust are free to go... for now.
Zainudeen Abrahams, 52, Millicent Skippers, 33, Natasha September, 32, Joseph Groenewald, 39, Jamie May, 33, Stephanie Hamke, 25, and Randall Jacobs, 36, appeared in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Tuesday for a formal bail application.
Senior state advocate Mahen Naidu submitted that the accused should be denied bail based on the premise that they might intimidate witnesses, interfere or destroy evidence or evade trial as they are originally from Cape Town. However, magistrate Vanitha Armu granted bail, citing that the state failed to bring forward any compelling evidence that the applicants were flight risks or that they would tamper with evidence.
BREAKING: The state has awarded bail to against the 7 people accused of manufacturing and dealing in heroin and mandrax following a R50m drug bust in Durban on March 1.
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