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Alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack appears at the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court. (Photo: OJ Koloti/Gallo Images)
Alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack has appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate s Court along with his co-accused.
Modack and others are facing multiple charges relating to a gun licence fraud scheme.
The matter was postponed because the State is awaiting authorisation to add racketeering to the charge sheet.
The Kempton Park Magistrate s Court was heavily guarded by dozens of law enforcement officials, including many who were armed with assault rifles, when alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack appeared on charges relating to a gun licence fraud scheme.
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First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper.
South Africa has surfaced as a key transit point for bullion smugglers wanting to channel the precious metal to and from one of the world’s most prolific players in the gold industry – Dubai.
Piecing together a number of arrests that have led to local police and South African Revenue Service (SARS) investigations, conducted over several years, a picture emerges of just how much of a cog this country has become in illicit gold networks.
Indeed, over five years, five sets of arrests have been carried out at airports in South Africa and have involved travellers, flying either to or from Dubai, intercepted with gold bars.