Two suspects released on bail after R6. 8 million drug bust in Cape Town
Two suspects implicated in an inter-provincial drug bust have been released on R15 000 bail each and will return to court on July 7.
Hawks spokesperson, Siyabulela Vukubi, said the Hawks' Asset Forfeiture Investigation in collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit obtained a preservation on Monday by the Western Cape High Court.
This was after members of the Hawks' South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau acted on intelligence received on August 23, regarding a Hyundai H1 that was transporting drugs from Gauteng to Cape Town.
The vehicle was spotted on the N2 near Strand towards Cape Town.
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