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  "id": 648702,
  "title": "Court: Convicted drug dealer Timmy Marimuthu appears on cybercrime, prostitution charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/court-convicted-drug-dealer-timmy-marimuthu-appears-on-cybercrime",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T08:48:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/dailynews/news/2026-08-12-court-convicted-drug-dealer-timmy-marimuthu-appears-on-cybercrime-prostitution-charges/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Convicted drug dealer Timmy Marimuthu is in custody after his arrest on Tuesday, with sources linking the case to human trafficking.",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Umhlanga businessman Timmy Marimuthu appears in court facing serious charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/umhlanga-businessman-timmy-marimuthu-appears-in-court-facing-serious",
        "published": "2026-08-12T08:43:00.000Z"
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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."
}