Contaminated the scene
He admitted loading cocaine-filled bags onto the back of an open police vehicle and handling them without gloves, compromising the integrity of the evidence.
Witness
Warrant Officer Marumo Magane
Analyst, SAPS · Gauteng
Testified · criticised
An analyst with no specialised drug-investigation experience who handled the 2021 Aeroton cocaine seizure. He admitted loading cocaine-filled bags onto an open police vehicle without gloves, failing to preserve the scene.
This profile summarises testimony and evidence given on the public record before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. It restates allegations as presented at the hearings and is not a finding of guilt, liability, or wrongdoing by any person.
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Their role
What the record says
Out of his depth
An analyst with no specialised drug-investigation experience, he was nonetheless involved in handling a R286 million seizure.
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