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Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa

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August 1961
Mazibuko v S (262/82) [1961] ZASCA 1 (30 Augustus 1961) Appellant knowingly transported large quantities of Mandrax; convictions and vehicle forfeiture confirmed, cash forfeiture set aside. Criminal law – Drugs Act 41/1971 – s 2(a), s 8(1)(b) – trafficking in dependence‑producing medicine (Mandrax/metakaloontablette) – proof of mens rea by cumulative circumstantial and direct evidence; criminal procedure – admissibility of confessional statements and reliance on single state witness with caution; forfeiture – vehicle forfeitable as used in connection with offence, cash not sufficiently linked.	30 August 1961

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August 1961

Mazibuko v S (262/82) [1961] ZASCA 1 (30 Augustus 1961)

Appellant knowingly transported large quantities of Mandrax; convictions and vehicle forfeiture confirmed, cash forfeiture set aside.

Criminal law – Drugs Act 41/1971 – s 2(a), s 8(1)(b) – trafficking in dependence‑producing medicine (Mandrax/metakaloontablette) – proof of mens rea by cumulative circumstantial and direct evidence; criminal procedure – admissibility of confessional statements and reliance on single state witness with caution; forfeiture – vehicle forfeitable as used in connection with offence, cash not sufficiently linked.

30 August 1961