Suspect arrested for R10m drug stash in Bothasig apartment granted R150k bail
Gideon Alard, 29, arrested during a Crime Intelligence operation in Bothasig, faces serious charges after a R10 million drug stash was uncovered in his apartment.
Gideon Alard, a 29-year-old man, was apprehended in Cape Town after a large-scale drug operation uncovered an R10 million stash in a Bothasig apartment. Alard appeared in Goodwood Magistrate’s Court on Thursday and was granted R150,000 bail. He faces charges related to drug possession, firearms, and ammunition. The arrest came following Crime Intelligence operations, which had received intel about the apartment being utilized as a storage facility by a local gang.
Police found the suspect driving a white Mercedes-Benz and, upon his exit, discovered him with a black shopping bag. He was subsequently searched and found in possession of an unlicensed 9mm Taurus and a key to the apartment. Inside the residence, police uncovered an extensive array of drugs, firearms, and ammunition, totaling an estimated street value of R10 million.
Alard's legal team, representing him with Bruce Hendricks from Hendricks Harmse Attorneys, pledged to prove his client's innocence during the trial.
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