Fifth suspect granted bail in Still Bay cocaine syndicate case
The fifth suspect in a Still Bay cocaine syndicate, has been granted R120 000 bail following his arrest.
A fifth suspect, Jordan Brandon Cullinghworth, 29, has been granted R120 000 bail after being arrested in connection with a cocaine syndicate.
The drugs were found hidden in a compartment of a vessel in Still Bay last year.
According to the Hawks, the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation, Cullinghworth appeared briefly in the Riversdale Magistrates Court on Wednesday before being released on bail. He turned himself in at the Riversdale Police Station in George.
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