COCAINE COAST: How Western Cape ‘murder-at-sea’ cocaine case links to ‘Big Five base’ in Gauteng
In 2024, a R252-million cocaine consignment was allegedly retrieved at sea along the Western Cape coast. Two accused in this case were also arrested in 2025 in connection with suspected drug trafficking in Gauteng, while a third has now…
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