Saldanha 'cocaine ship' suspects stay behind bars until next court date

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Those in the dock stand accused of smuggling nearly a ton of cocaine into SA aboard a ship.

Ten people were arrested after police seized nearly 1,000 bricks of cocaine worth R583m on a fishing vessel off the Saldanha coast in the Western Cape.The case against 10 men accused of smuggling nearly a ton of cocaine into SA aboard a ship in Saldanha Bay Harbour has been postponed until March 23.

National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said the state had found a Bulgarian interpreter after their defence counsel said none of them were fluent enough in English to follow court proceedings.

 

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