A woman and three Hungarian men who were arrested in January during a massive drug raid will appear in the Port Shepstone Magistrate’s Court next month.
An undercover operation by the Port Shepstone Hawks, assisted by the National Intervention Unit, dismantled six clandestine laboratories and arrested seven people aged between 27 and 39 years.
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At the time, KwaZulu-Natal Hawks’ spokesman, Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo, said members swooped on the pre-identified farms and houses where suspects were caught processing dagga.
Some 4 376 dagga plants with a street value of R26,265-million were confiscated.
The woman is out on bail, while the three men are still in custody.
Although bail has been granted to one of the men, the state is waiting for the money to be paid.
Attorney Sue Ann Perry of Petterson and Pandaram Attorneys, who is representing the four and who made an application to the high court, issued the following statement:
“The accused made application to the high court in Durban to have their prosecution stayed. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) provisionally withdrew the matter on March 7 and their respective releases were ordered.
“The DPP, however, to our surprise, reinstated the charges the following day without providing any reason for the decision. The matter will now be argued in the high court in May. Their next appearance in the Port Shepstone Magistrate’s Court is in April.”
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