CAPE TOWN - The state is opposing bail for a suspended senior Standard Bank retail manager and his co-accused.
Raed Cupido and Christopher Carelse are facing charges of drug dealing and possession of illegal firearms and ammunition.
The state says the cocaine found in the pair's possession was pure and therefore believed to originate from several international drug cartels.
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Three of the nine firearms recovered were stolen during a business robbery in Boksburg in 2019.
Cupido and Carelse say they intend to plead not guilty and will stand trial to clear their names.
They will know on 1 August whether they will be released on bail.
- eNCA's Ayesha Ismail has more.