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Five of the six suspects who were nabbed with R6 million worth of unregistered medicine appeared before the Kempton Park Magistrate s Court on Monday.
Five are in custody, while one is out on bail.
The case continues in court on Wednesday and Thursday.
Five suspects who were nabbed at OR Tambo International airport - in separate incidents - after they were found with R6 million worth of unregistered medicine appeared before the Kempton Magistrate s Court on Monday.
The matter was postponed to Wednesday and Thursday for the outcome of the National Prosecuting Authority s (NPA) decision.
This comes after South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs and Excise officials apprehended foreign nationals entering South Africa with R6 million worth of tablets suspected to be Ivermectin.
Six Indian nationals have been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport for attempting to smuggle unregistered medicine - including ivermectin - worth R6 million into the country.
On 4 January, police announced that three suspects had been arrested days earlier after a security scanner picked up irregular images, presumably of their hand luggage.
“The trio had just flown into South Africa from Madagascar and were en-route to Dubai via Ethiopia last week when they were apprehended,” spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe said.
“Upon questioning of the suspects and further inspection of their hand luggage, officials discovered the gold bars and some foreign currency.”
While police said the gold bars had a street value of about R61-million, they could, based on the value of a kilogram of gold and depending on the quality of the gold, fetch around R67.5-million on the legal market, according to website market charts.
Truck driver bust with booze levels 12 times over limit! 23 December 2020
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A 39-year-old truck driver who lost control of his vehicle
which plunged into several others, was arrested after Gauteng traffic officials
allegedly found that his alcohol level was 12 times over the legal limit.
The male driver was arrested yesterday at around 13:00 on
the R21 next to Pomona off-ramp and was immediately tested for alcohol
consumption.
He was charged and detained at the Kempton Park police
station and is expected to appear at the Kempton Park Magistrate s Court on
Tuesday. We condemn this kind of irresponsible and reckless
behaviour by road users, especially during the festive season where motorists
Truck driver arrested after alcohol level allegedly 12 times over the limit News24 Wire
Picture: iStock He was charged and detained at the Kempton Park police station and is expected to appear at the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
A 39-year-old truck driver who lost control of his vehicle which plunged into several others, was arrested after Gauteng traffic officials allegedly found that his alcohol level was 12 times over the legal limit.
The male driver was arrested yesterday at around 13:00 on the R21 next to Pomona off-ramp and was immediately tested for alcohol consumption.
He was charged and detained at the Kempton Park police station and is expected to appear at the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.