The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry hears testimony of Witness J in-camera.
The testimony of an analyst linked to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) took place in-camera on Thursday at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry due to the sensitivity of his evidence, which was likely to expose his life and that of his family to danger.
This followed the commission’s ruling in favour of the applicant, who cited that his testimony included evidence regarding businessman Tumelo Nku's active role in tipping off Gauteng traffic inspector Samuel Mashaba about transporting high-value cocaine worth R300 million from Durban Harbour to Aeroton in Johannesburg in July 2021.
Also involved regarding the 750kg cocaine bricks, which the police eventually seized, was Warrant Officer Marumo Magane, commander of the Crime Information Management and Analysis Centre at SAPS Zonkizizwe police station, who testified that Mashaba called him to assist in a potential drug bust.
The commission heard that instead of calling for more assistance from his police station, Magane phoned Warrant Officer Steve Phakula, an officer with the SAPS National Intervention Unit based in Pretoria, to the scene to help manage it.
