Pretoria – Four persons, operating as a syndicate, accused of running an online platform to trade and distribute scheduled substances and medicines have appeared in court.
Two males 54-year-old Norman Brits and 32-year-old Henry Crail, and two females, 49-year-old Mona-Lize Grobler, and 28-year-old Cailin De Bruin appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, (13 February 2025), on charges of illegally dealing in scheduled substances.
“It is alleged that from 2021, the accused persons operated as a syndicate, running an online platform to trade and distribute scheduled substances and medicines,” National Prosecuting Authority Gauteng Spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana.
A police investigation, supported by forensic laboratory analysis, revealed that the products contained prohibited substances.
Brits, Crail, and Grobler were arrested on 11 February 2025 at their respective residences in and around Pretoria.
De Bruin was arrested a day later, on 12 February 2025.
The court has postponed the matter to 20 February 2025 for bail information.
“Additional charges may be brought against the accused,” said Mahanjana.
