Hawks Colonel Gavin Jacob has rejected claims that he ever stole the R200 million drugs that were stored at the Hawks offices in KZN.
The Madlanga Commission heard that the “polygraph cleared” Colonel Gavin Jacob was on leave when he received information about the 2021 R200 million drug bust in KZN, and he suspended his leave to join the operation before later returning to leave.
Jacob came under intense questioning on Wednesday over his role in a 2021 operation that resulted in the seizure of 541kg of cocaine in KZN.
The drugs were later stolen from a Hawks storage facility in Port Shepstone.
Despite being on leave at the time, Jacob told the commission he returned to duty after receiving information about the drug consignment.
