It is still unclear what is going to happen to the R9m in US dollars seized from SA student.
Fayrooz Saleh was arrested in possession of around R9-million, in bundles of US dollars, at OR Tambo International Airport in September 2018.Any person with an"interest" in the stash of R9-million in US dollars confiscated from South African student Fayrooz Saleh is entitled to step forward to lodge a claim if they oppose it being forfeited to the state.
Saleh was arrested in September 2018 at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg as she boarded a flight to Hong Kong, carrying $630,700 in undeclared cash in her luggage. She avoided spending time in jail when she opted to pay a R200,000 fine after her court case wrapped up on April 18 - the day of her 23rd birthday. At the conclusion of the case a forfeiture order kicked in, giving interested parties time to claim the cash or risk losing it to the state.
“Any person who has an interest in the property and who intends opposing the application for an order forfeiting the property to the state or applying for an order excluding his or her interest from a forfeiture order in respect of the property, must enter an appearance giving his or her intention in terms of ... the Prevention of Organised Crime Act,” court papers read.Saleh said that although the money was found in her possession, it was not hers.
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