Notice

Court order seizes property linked to crime · Published 2026-04-10 · What is a POCA?

Case

Case number
2026-050468

Asset description

a white Toyota Etios motor vehicle with registration CA186-734 that was seized by members of the South African Police Service (a copy of the application and order can be obtained from the person mentioned in par 9 hereunder).

From the gazette

                                                                                         Case No: 20226-050468
                                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
                     (WESTERN CAPE DIVISION, CAPE TOWN, Western Cape / Wes-Kaap)
                 CAPE TOWN, 2026-03-12, Before the Honourable Mr Acting Justice Montzinger
                   In the matter between: The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Applicant
In re: a white Toyota Etios motor vehicle with registration CA186-734. An application for a preservation of
property order in terms of section 38 of The Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998.
  Annexure A
  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 Organised Crime Act, No. 121 of 1998 in the HIGH COURT OF SOUTH
AFRICA (Western Cape Division, Cape Town) on 12 March 2026, in case number 2026-050468 in relation to: a
white Toyota Etios motor vehicle with registration CA186-734 that was seized by members of the South African
Police Service (a copy of the application and order can be obtained from the person mentioned in par 9
hereunder).
  This notice is addressed to all persons who may have an interest in the property described above.
  Take notice that:
  1. 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.
  2. 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 a forfeiture order. The preservation order will remain in force until the
application for a forfeiture order is finalised, and until any forfeiture order that is made is satisfied.
   3. 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),

                             This gazette is also available free online at www.gpw.gov.za
   44      No. 54471                        GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10 APRIL 2026

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