Cape doctor sentenced for his part in an illegal medicine distribution network

A Cape Town doctor has been sentenced in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in connection with the selling and distribution of scheduled medicine worth about R5 million.Bert Wolfgang Kirsten entered into a plea agreement with the State.The investigation was led by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as Hawks).The provincial spokesperson for the Hawks, Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani said the matter was investigated by the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau team (Saneb).Kirsten pleaded guilty to 1,198 counts for selling scheduled medicine, as well as 570 counts…