A CID Drugs and Narcotics Unit officer has appeared in court accused of smuggling 40.8kg of dagga and 200 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup into Zimbabwe through illegal crossing points near Beitbridge.

PRETORIA – Three men, including a father-and-son duo, have appeared in court following their arrest in an intelligence-led operation targeting alleged cross-border smuggling networks facilitating illegal movement into Zimbabwe. The suspects Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi (45), Khonsou Seba Capo Chichi (18), and alleged facilitator François van der Merwe were arrested on April 13, 2026, in Brooklyn, Pretoria.