Madlanga Commission heard evidence relating to R200 m worth of cocaine seized


Senior Hawks officer Colonel Gavin Jacob came under criticism for issuing instructions while on leave, directing an investigating officer in a cocaine seizure worth R200 million to send drug samples to Amanzimtoti Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for analysis, even though that laboratory does not accept samples of drugs kept in safekeeping by the Hawks or other investigating teams.

This emerged during his testimony on Thursday at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, where he was scrutinised for his role in handling the drug exhibits that were eventually stolen from the Hawks Port Shepstone storage facility on November 8, 2021.

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