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  "id": 14476034,
  "title": "Alleged drug trafficker unlawfully in South Africa loses bail appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/alleged-drug-trafficker-unlawfully-in-south-africa-loses-bail-appeal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/2026-10-14-alleged-drug-trafficker-unlawfully-in-south-africa-loses-bail-appeal/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Cape High Court has dismissed Chukwuebuka Okafor’s appeal against the refusal of bail. He faces drug-dealing and immigration charges after police allegedly found mandrax tablets and methamphetamine in a vehicle at his Wynberg residence.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}