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3 in court after dagga raid
31/07/2006 23:10 - (SA)
Cape Town - Two British men were remanded in custody on Monday for a week, while a South African - also part of an alleged dagga smuggling operation - was released on R50 000 bail, when they appeared in the Cape Town magistrate's court.
Capetonian Ryan Marc Gomes, 32, appeared before magistrate Grant Engel, together with John Paul Hunt, 37 and Lee Huseyin, 37.
They were arrested after a Scorpions operation on Saturday night in which high-grade dagga with a street value of about R175m, destined for the United Kingdom, was found in a warehouse in Milnerton.
Police had kept the warehouse under surveillance following a tip-off from the public.
Scorpions prosecutor Willie Viljoen told the court he needed a week to obtain information about the two British men, before deciding whether to oppose their release on bail.
The case was postponed to August 7 for this purpose.
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