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Colin Booysen, brother to the alleged Sexy Boys gang leader Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, has been taken into custody for the 2017 murder of an alleged gang leader.
Marwaan “Dinky” Desai, 45, the purported leader of the Nice Time Kids in Lentegeur, was shot and killed while seated in his parked BMW X5.
Desai and Shameem Mohammed from Lansdowne were parked at the Caltex garage at the Howard Centre, in Forest Drive when the incident occurred.
According to a witness, two masked men emerged from a Hyundai Tucson, approached the BMW X5, and started shooting.
Police reportedly discovered R80,000 in cash on the backseat and in the boot of the BMW.
On Wednesday, Booysen appeared in court alongside four other suspects who face serious charges, including murder.
Colin, 57, along with Sillico Zainauet Oliphant, 41, Herbert Anthony Zoutman, 57, and Moegamat Faizel Abrahams, 43, appeared in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court, while their co-accused Sipho Prince Khumalo appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.
Hawks spokesperson, Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani, stated that the group was apprehended on Tuesday following investigations into drug activities. She noted that one suspect remains at large.
The accused face multiple charges under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA), including murder, drug dealing, and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. They are accused of managing a racketeering enterprise.
Court documents state:
“It is claimed that between June 2015 and December 2017 in the Western Cape and Gauteng, while managing, employed by, or associated with the enterprise, the accused engaged directly or indirectly in the Enterprise’s operations through a series of criminal activities.”
The men are also implicated in the murder of Mark Groenewald near Reiger Park, in the district of Boksburg.
Hani explained that the five were arrested on Tuesday by the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau team in the Western Cape, together with Crime Intelligence WC, SAPS Organised Crime Investigation Narcotics, and PHO Gauteng Detectives Cold Case Unit.
She added:
“Their arrest emanates from cases that involve drug trafficking and three murders that occurred from the period between December 2015 to December 2017.”
The investigation into the group’s drug activities provided evidence of murders ordered due to disputes over drug distribution in the Western Cape and Gauteng. Six suspects were identified.
“Warrants of arrests were issued for the six suspects. One suspect was traced and arrested in Gauteng, and four other suspects were traced and arrested in Cape Town.”
Hani mentioned that one suspect remains at large and the investigation continues.
She further stated that Khumalo would be transported to Cape Town, adding:
“Both matters have been remanded to 16 July 2024 for bail information where Khumalo will be on stand alongside his four co-accused at the Bellville Magistrate’s Court.”
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