Madlanga Commission Hears How 999kg Cocaine Bust Unfolded in Gauteng – The Mail & Guardian

Madlanga commission hears how 999kg cocaine bust unfolded in Gauteng – The Mail & Guardian

Colonel Francois Steyn, the commander of the Gauteng West Rand Hawks, has told the Madlanga commission that police intercepted a tonne of cocaine shipped from Brazil to Johannesburg in July 2021, after Gauteng traffic officers initially attempted to seize the drugs from a logistics truck. Steyn said a shipping container from the Port of Santos had arrived at Durban harbour late in the evening, “after hours”, before being transported to the Johan…

Hawks intercepted Gauteng officers trying to steal cocaine

Hearings before the Madlanga commission continued on Tuesday, with testimony about a major drug bust in Aeroton, Johannesburg in 2021. In July that year, the Hawks intercepted nearly a tonne of cocaine shipped from Brazil amid allegations that police officers had tried to steal the consignment. Two South African Police Service officers and two Gauteng traffic officers were arrested. This came after the Hawks had discovered 751kg of cocaine shipp…

Marumo grilled at Madlanga Commission over drug raid jurisdiction

Marumo grilled at Madlanga Commission over drug raid jurisdiction Vusi.Bafetane Tue, 05/12/2026 - 14:15 PRETORIA - An SAPS official faced tough questions at the Madlanga Commission over jurisdiction in the 2021 drug heist.Ekurhuleni-based Crime Information Management and Analysis Centre commander Marumo Magane was pressed on why his team conducted a search in Johannesburg without first notifying local police.Magane has been testifying before th…

Cocaine Mystery Rocks SAPS: R55m Drug Haul Vanishes From Police Lock-Up

Cocaine Mystery Rocks SAPS: R55m Drug Haul Vanishes From Police Lock-Up The Madlanga Commission has been told that more than 136kg of cocaine worth an estimated R55 million mysteriously disappeared while in Gauteng police custody following one of the country’s biggest narcotics busts. The missing drugs formed part of a massive 750kg cocaine seizure in […] The post Cocaine Mystery Rocks SAPS: R55m Drug Haul Vanishes From Police Lock-Up first appe…

Madlanga Commission hears how drugs fell from container during raid - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how more than 20 bags containing illicit drugs allegedly fell from a container when law enforcement officers opened it. This emerged during testimony by Gauteng Hawks Unit Commander Francois Steyn. He told the commission that despite claims made by police officers who were at the scene, no photographic evidence was produced. MADLANGA COMMISSION | Col Francois Steyn has wrapped up his testimony. SABC …

Col Steyn testifies at Madlanga commission about R300m drug bust

Police colonel Franscois Steyn is testifying at the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in