Warrant Officer Karl Sander of the Hawks told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday that police members were complicit in drug dealing in KwaZulu-Natal.
Warrant Officer Karl Sander of the Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday that he was removed from the narcotics unit for disrupting the drug trade and stepping on the toes of officials linked to drug syndicates.
He testified that for a drug supply chain to operate, a syndicate would need collusion from a corrupt police officer and a customs official.
Sander was transferred from the KZN Hawks narcotics unit to provincial support services on February 13, 2024 pending a corruption investigation linked to drug dealing.
He told the commission that KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major-General Lesetja Senona served him a letter regarding allegations that he was dealing in drugs, but he had not officially been informed of the investigation’s outcome.
