Romanus Okafor and all other persons who have an interest in the Mazda 3 with

                                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
                               (GAUTENG DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng)
   JOHANNESBURG, 2025-02-14, BEFORE THE HONOURABLE DEPUTY JUDGE PRESIDENT ROLAND
                                                  SUTHERLAND
    In the ex parte application of: THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS, APPLICANT,
                                   Applicant and ROMANS OKAFOR, Respondent
In re: Mazda 3 with registration number HX 65 YD GP, chassis number JM6BN2278K0258319, engine number
PE21223796 seized by members of the South African Police Service on 25 September 2024 under Sandringham
CAS 208/09/2024 and currently held at the Booyens VISS, Johannesburg under reference number
SAP13/5257/2024
  AN APPLICATION IN TERMS OF SECTION 38 OF THE PREVENTION OF ORGANISED CRIME ACT 121
                                                    OF 1998
  NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 39 OF THE PREVENTION OF ORGANISED CRIME ACT 121 OF 1998
(POCA)
   The National Director of Public Prosecutions applied for and was granted a preservation of property order in
terms of section 38 of the Prevention of Organized Crime Act, No. 121 of 1998 in the High Court of South
Africa(Gauteng Division, Johannesburg) on 14 February 2025 in case number 2025-019232 in relation to:
   This notice is addressed to Romanus Okafor and all other persons who have an interest in the Mazda 3 with
registration number HX 65 YD GP, chassis number JM6BN2278K0258319, engine number PE21223796 seized
by members of the South African Police Service on 25 September 2024 under Sandringham CAS 208/09/2024
and currently held at the Booyens VISS, Johannesburg under reference number SAP13/5257/2024 ( the
property):
  Take notice that:
   1 The National Director of Public Prosecutions ( National Director) has obtained a preservation of property
order ( the order), in terms of section 38(2) of the POCA in respect of the property;
  2 If you have an interest in the property, you should understand that it is now at risk. You are advised to
obtain legal advice on whether your interest can be protected and, if so, on how to protect it;
   3 You are notified that the National Director will, within 90 days of publication of this notice, apply to the High
Court under section 48 of the POCA for an order declaring the property forfeit to the state. The order will remain
in force until the application for a forfeiture order is finalised, and until any forfeiture order that is made is
satisfied;
   4 If you intend to oppose the application for a forfeiture order, or you intend to apply for an order excluding your
interest from a forfeiture order in respect of the property, you must enter an appearance in terms of the order. The
requirements for such an appearance are set out in the order and are also dealt with in sections 39(3), (4) and (5)
of the POCA. An appearance must comply with these requirements;
  5 Your attention is specifically drawn to the 14-day time limit prescribed in section 39(4) for the entry of an
appearance referred to in paragraph 4 above;
  6 If you enter an appearance in terms of the order you will be entitled to be given 14 days notice of the
application by the applicant for a forfeiture order in respect of the property;
  7 If you fail to enter an appearance in terms of the order or to comply with the above requirements, you will not
be given notice of the application for a forfeiture order and you will not be entitled to appear at the hearing of the
application. In such a case, the court may grant a default order forfeiting the property to the state under section
53 of the POCA;

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