Suspected drug smokkeling co-accused's bail bid denied

CHRISTOPHER Carelse, a co-accused drug trafficker, will remain in custody following the denial of his bail appeal by the Western Cape High Court this week.

- BY CHEVON BOOYSEN

MANG: Cupido, left, & Carelse, right

Cops caught the 38-year-old and suspended Standard Bank manager Raed Cupido with 15 bricks of cocaine valued at around R18 million, an AK-103 rifle, a Uzi Pro rifle, five semiautomatic ysters, and 130 rounds of ammunition at a storage unit on Roeland Street in Cape Town.