Five homes belonging to suspected drug kingpin and leader of the Dixie Boys, Fadwaan “Vet” Murphy, have been seized by the deeds office this week, the Hawks say.
On Monday, the Sheriff of the Court and a Curator from the Assets Forfeiture Unit (AFU) swooped on Murphy’s five homes to seize his movable assets.
A truck load of furniture and electronic equipment as well as six of his vehicles were confiscated at the properties in Strand, Parklands, Athlone and two homes in Lentegeur.
The Hawks said Murphy, 44, is worth R53 million.
Murphy, his ex-wife Shafieka Murphy, 49, his sister Glenda Bird, 46, Dominique Davidson and Leon Paulsen will go on trial at the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 12 March, on charges of racketeering and money laundering and other charges relating to the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (Poca).
Murphy was arrested in 2016 and released on bail of R20 000.
In September 2015 at a house in Reindeer Street, Grassy Park, owned by Davidson, police confiscated drugs and cash worth R4 million which included 7985 packets of tik, 10 400 units of heroin and sealing machines.
Last year June, the court found that Murphy’s business, Ulterior Trading, which was listed as Accused number 6, was not presented correctly to the court and called for amendments to the documents.
The Cape High Court ruled Murphy’s assets be unfrozen and returned to him but that he may not trade or sell them in a period of six months.
The charges were reinstated last week and his assets seized again.
Sources close to the investigation reveal a decision is yet to be made whether or not occupants may still live inside the seized houses.