Modack insists his dealings related to The Toy Shop were legitimate

CAPE TOWN - Alleged underworld crime boss Nafiz Modack insisted that his dealings related to a company he allegedly used for money laundering were legitimate.

Modack's fraud and money laundering charges came under the spotlight in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday.

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The alleged underworld gang boss faces 122 charges, along with 14 other co-accused, for various crimes, including murder, extortion, money laundering, and fraud.

It's the State's case that Modack extorted millions from luxury car dealership, The Toy Shop, before laundering the money through Empire Investment Cars to pay himself a salary and some of his co-accused to commit crimes.

Evidence shows co-accused Zane Kilian was paid from the company's bank account to track top cop, Charl Kinnear, up to the day of his murder in September 2020.

Defence attorney Bashier Sibda told the court it was Modack's version that Empire Investment Cars was a legitimate car hiring business, and Kilian was paid to investigate Kinnear and alleged underworld kingpin, Jerome "Donkie" Booysen, to prove Kinnear was corrupt.

The trial continues on Monday.