Port Shepstone cocaine theft accused Lucas Legabe granted 50K bail
Legabe is accused of stealing cocaine worth more than R200 million from a Hawks facility in KZN.
Lucus Legabe, the man accused of stealing cocaine worth over R200 million from a Hawks facility in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, has been granted R50,000 bail by the Port Shepstone Magistrates’ Court. The cocaine theft occurred in 2021, and Legabe was arrested in Pretoria last month. He has distanced himself from the charges. According to prosecutors, Legabe was allegedly ordered by police officers to steal the drugs and was part of the criminal operation.
Magistrate Nonjabulo Moleele found that the state had not proven Legabe was a flight risk or would interfere with the investigation, thus granting bail. She stated that while the charges are serious and the alleged enterprise was large, these factors are outweighed by the lack of evidence directly linking Legabe to the disposal of the drugs. The case has been adjourned until December 1.
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