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A group of 15 suspects arrested in one of East London's biggest-ever drug busts appeared briefly in the city's magistrate's court on Friday
The men were arrested on Wednesday as part of a multi-pronged police operation and drugs worth more than R3.5 million were seized as was R4 million in cash.
Hawks spokesperson, Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi says the group of 15 included a 13-year-old minor was released on the same day to the care of his parents and that charges against him were withdrawn.
He went on to say that the remaining men will appear in court next week Tuesday for a formal bail application.
