Three suspects, George Cloete, his wife Charmaine and brother Bino Cloete, briefly appeared in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court on two counts of contravening the Prevention of Organised Crime (POCA) and illicit trafficking of goods under the Diamond Act.

Two men, Andreas Akwaake (53) and Immanuel Iipinge (39), were arrested in Noordoewer on March 28 for being in possession of N$725,000 in cash.

The suspects appeared before the Karasburg Magistrate's Court last week and were subsequently denied bail.