Rory Allan Goldin, a Durban businessman, was granted R20,000 bail after facing charges of drug dealing and money laundering. The state alleges that Goldin operated a scheme to illegally distribute THC products under the guise of legal CBD products.
The Durban businessman has been granted R20,000 bail on allegations of drug dealing. File imageDurban businessman Rory Allan Goldin was on Thursday released on R20,000 bail by the Durban Magistrates Court where he and his co-accused faced charges including dealing in drugs and money laundering.
The state further said Goldin is said to have recruited his co-accused to open additional outlets under similar operations. According to the charge sheet, the financial entanglement between the accused is said to be evident through their joint bank accounts and the transfers occurring between them. When all the accused appeared in court, State prosecutor Zukisa Dyasi said they were not opposing bail but she requested that one condition be added to their bail.Candidate attorney Shreya Naidoo for Goldin said her client has been strategically positioned as a precedent for others in the cannabis industry, yet ironically, theirs are the only stores that have been raided.
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