Cape Town - The Nafiz Modack trial at the Western Cape High Court was brought to an abrupt halt as one of the co-accused was allegedly found with drugs in his possession.
Modack and 14 others are facing a string of charges linked to the murder of Kinnear and the botched hit on criminal defence attorney William Booth in the mammoth underworld trial.
Dramatic scenes unfolded at the courtroom on Thursday afternoon as senior Hawks officials were seen arriving during the lunch hour.
According to various sources Modack’s co-accused, Moegamat Toufeek Brown, was found with the drugs in his possession in the holding cells.
“He was found with a packet of tik and it is alleged that it was passed to him by a lawyer. He was allegedly watched for a long time and there were several exchanges in the past week and on Thursday the Hawks decided to search the accused during the lunch hour.”
The courtroom was cordoned off amid reports that it was now a crime scene as the legal representatives were called into the chambers of Judge Robert Henney.
Hawks detective Captain Edward Du Plessis was later seen carrying an evidence bag which he clutched tightly to his chest.
* This is a developing story.