Chief Samuel Mashaba of the Gauteng Traffic Police admits he did not report the narcotics tip-off to the SAPS, as per the requirements in law enforcement.
The Madlanga Commission has heard that Chief Samuel Mashaba, the Chief Provincial Inspector of Gauteng Traffic Police, failed to comply with rules and guidelines in the Aeroton drug bust, as narcotics operations must be reported to the SAPS.
Mashaba was testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Thursday regarding his role in the R300 million Aeroton drug bust that happened in 2021.
He admitted to the Commission that he received information about a truck carrying drugs the night before it arrived in Johannesburg, but could not explain why he did not mobilise his team, which would have stopped the truck at the Heidelberg weighbridge.
Previous testimony revealed that the truck driver did not stop at any of the truck stops or weighbridges from Durban to Johannesburg.
