Abrahams noted in his affidavit that he was recruited by a man named 'Ismail Chetty' who said that if he got six more people he could earn R6,000 working at a manufacturing plant in Durban.
Zainudeen Abrahams, 52, Millicent Skippers, 33, Natasha September, 32, Joseph Groenewald, 39, Jamie May, 33, Stephanie Hamke, 25, and Randall Jacobs, 36, appeared in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Tuesday for a formal bail application.
Defence attorneys Ridwan Sayed, representing Abrahams, and Kiran Subajan, representing the rest of the accused, read out affidavits in court highlighting exceptional circumstances as to why their clients should be granted bail. While the affidavits varied in their contents, one key factor was constant - that the accused were hired under the pretext that they would be working at a manufacturing plant for anti-retrovirals and tablets for cancer treatment. It was also stated that they would be paid between R4,000 and R6,000 a month.
The 7 people accused accused of manufacturing and dealing in heroin and Mandrax following a R50m drug bust in Durban have appeared in the Durban Mag Court
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