Two British nationals, a mother and son, are expected to apply for bail in two Cape Town courts this week.
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According to National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila, the son, Callum Gower, was expected to apply for bail at Wynberg Magistrates’ Court yesterday, adding that charges were opened against him in the United Kingdom and he fled before he was arrested.
‘The charges he is wanted for are possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, passion of an offensive weapon in a public place, possession of criminal property, conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply cannabis and conspiracy to supply meth.’
‘He was arrested in Constantia.’
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Caroline Sevier, Gower’s mother, was arrested in the UK on charges of conspiracy to supply cocaine, cannabis and methamphetamine.
‘She was released on bail but fled to South Africa,’ said Ntabazalila.
Sevier was arrested in Sea Point and was scheduled to appear in Cape Town Magistrates’ Court today to apply for bail.
‘There is an extradition request for both of them and the State will strenuously oppose their bail application,’ said Ntabazalila.
Meanwhile, in an unrelated incident, members of Operation Restore acted on information they received about drugs that were stored at a premises in Old Crossroads, Nyanga, on Sunday evening.
The members pounced on the address, searched the premises and confiscated 5 467 mandrax tablets with an estimated value of R300 000 that were hidden in the house.
A 71-year-old female was arrested for the possession of mandrax tablets.
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