By OBAKENG MAJE
13 October 2025- The alleged Contravention of Sections of Medicine control Act case against Zimbabwean couple, Takundn Maturure (34) and Lydia Mapepeta (34), was postponed to 21 October 2025, by the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court for formal bail application. This comes after they were arrested for allegedly operating an illegal pharmacy and dispensed medicine without any qualifications.
The Hawks spokesperson in Northern Cape, Lieutenant Colonel Tebogo Thebe said Kimberley Public Order Police (POP) received a tip-off regarding suspicious activities taking place in Galeshewe Township, near Kimberley. Thebe said upon their arrival after assessing the scene, they summoned Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation’s Serious Organised Crime Investigations standby team.
“The police discovered a large consignment of medicine (tablets and bottled mixtures) as well as cash amounting to just below R160 000. The consignment included 114 bottles of Painogon syrup, 100 bottles of Stilpaine syrup, 100 bottles of Broncleer syrup, 30 bottles of lenazineforte syrup, 431 of mylon tablets.
“Each bottle was being sold for R60. The team felt a very strong smell of high-grade dagga coming from another room in the same yard prompting a search, a large quantity of dagga contained in black plastic bags estimated to be worth at least R90 000 was discovered and seized for further investigation,” he said.
Thebe further said the police could not link the dagga to anyone as no one was found in the room, but the investigation on linkage is continuing.
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