CAPE TOWN - The trial of former Standard Bank manager Raed Cupido gets under way, in the Cape Town Regional Court on Monday.
Cupido was arrested last year after police found 115 cocaine bricks worth R18 million, at a self-storage facility.
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Police also found guns and ammunition, some not registered in the country, linking him to an international drug syndicate.
His co-accused, Christopher Carelse was shot dead on the 17th of June, two weeks after turning state witness.
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