A 34-YEAR-OLD pastor was arrested in Hammersdale after he was allegedly found in possession of state prescription medicines worth R1 million, KwaZulu-Natal police said
This was after police got information that he allegedly dispensed state medicines to members of the community, Colonel Jay Naicker said.
Police went to the pastor's church and found the medicines marked for state use.
Naicker said investigations were ongoing to determine where the medicines came from.
The pastor will appear in the Hammersdale magistrate's court today to face charges related to the Medicines Control Act.
- Two men were killed and 18 others injured in car pile-up in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal paramedics said on Saturday.
The car was travelling along Edendale Road on Saturday when the driver lost control, crashed into three minibus-taxis and another vehicle, before coming to rest on an embankment, said Netcare 911 paramedic Chris Botha.
The pile-up left a man dead and injured 19 others, two critically.
They were transported to Edendale Hospital for further treatment.
After admission, a taxi driver died from his injuries, Botha said.
- Four women were killed in a crash on the R61 between Queenstown and Port St Johns yesterday, Eastern Cape police said.
"Two cars were travelling towards Mthatha when one crashed into the back of the other," Lieutenant Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela said.
He said the accident, which took place at 2.30am, killed four women in one car and injured four in the other.
No further details were available.
Pastor arrested for R1m of state prescription medicine at church
A 34-YEAR-OLD pastor was arrested in Hammersdale after he was allegedly found in possession of state prescription medicines worth R1 million, KwaZulu-Natal police said
This was after police got information that he allegedly dispensed state medicines to members of the community, Colonel Jay Naicker said.
Police went to the pastor's church and found the medicines marked for state use.
Naicker said investigations were ongoing to determine where the medicines came from.
The pastor will appear in the Hammersdale magistrate's court today to face charges related to the Medicines Control Act.
The car was travelling along Edendale Road on Saturday when the driver lost control, crashed into three minibus-taxis and another vehicle, before coming to rest on an embankment, said Netcare 911 paramedic Chris Botha.
The pile-up left a man dead and injured 19 others, two critically.
They were transported to Edendale Hospital for further treatment.
After admission, a taxi driver died from his injuries, Botha said.
"Two cars were travelling towards Mthatha when one crashed into the back of the other," Lieutenant Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela said.
He said the accident, which took place at 2.30am, killed four women in one car and injured four in the other.
No further details were available.
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