Sixth suspect arrested in Stilbaai bust

The Hawks confirmed the arrest of a sixth suspect in connection with a major drug trafficking investigation stemming from last year's cocaine bust in Stilbaai. The latest suspect, a 31-year-old male, was arrested on 9 June by the Hawks' South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) based in George.

- Ben Snyman

The suspect, already detained at Boksburg Prison in Gauteng on an unrelated matter, was apprehended after investigators executed a warrant of arrest.

He appeared in the Riversdale Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 11 June where he joined five co-accused for a formal bail application. The case was again postponed until 21 July.

The arrest was the latest development in a case that began in July last year when members of Stilbaai Police and CapeNature intercepted a vessel suspected of carrying narcotics.