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theft2021-11-05 – 2021-11-08E000145

541kg cocaine stolen from Port Shepstone DPCI office

Over the weekend of 5–8 November 2021, unknown persons broke into the DPCI Port Shepstone office, cut open the safe, and stole all 541kg of cocaine — valued at R200 million. The theft was discovered on Monday 8 November.

23 claims from testimony
"cocaine stored there in was stolen"
theft statusMajor General SenonaCL0045690
"The last one is the actual theft of the cocaine, the last one."
event typeMajor General SenonaCL0048965
"And they took the drugs, ja."
confirmation of drugs takenMaj-Gen SenonaMajor General SenonaCL0049011
"It says, at no stage, before or after the housebreaking that occurred, between 5 November 2021 and 8 November 21 at the Port Shepstone DPCR offices, was I ever given any written or verbal instruction by any officer to visit our offices after hours or on weekends to make sure that everything was in order at the office"
contentAdv Hassim SCCL0049064
"No, it was a loan, Commissioner."
natureLieutenant Colonel GovenderCL0200803
"a factual report by General Senona"
authorAdv Segeels-NcubeCL0201855
"you would have read this note from, this factual report from General S enona when you read General Mosikili's report?"
readLieutenant General Godfrey LebeyaAdv Segeels-NcubeCL0201880
"That is correct, Commissioner."
readLieutenant General Godfrey LebeyaDoctor LebeyaCL0201881
"I cannot recollect as to whether he indicated whether he had the key or not."
memory qualityLieutenant General Godfrey LebeyaDoctor LebeyaCL0201893
"you, as his supervisor"
supervisor ofLieutenant General Godfrey LebeyaAdv Segeels-NcubeCL0203086
"you cannot do that in respect of him"
action takenLieutenant General Godfrey LebeyaAdv Segeels-NcubeCL0203090
"could not and did not suspect that General Senona could have been a person of interest"
suspicion of general senonaLieutenant General Godfrey LebeyaAdv Segeels-NcubeCL0203113
"you were either covering up or defending General Senona, or there was just a complete dereliction of your duties"
characterisationLieutenant General Godfrey LebeyaAdv Segeels-NcubeCL0203141
"received from General Senona"
senderAdv Segeels-NcubeCL0203238
"to provide you with a progress report"
asked for documentsLieutenant General Godfrey LebeyaAdv Segeels-NcubeCL0203241
"Commissioner Khumalo said to Warrant Officer Sander: “I just want to be clear, you are saying General Senona amongst others.”"
stated viewSandile KhumaloAdv Segeels-NcubeCL0203249
"Sander responded: “No, sir. I said General Senona was the one that moved me.”"
stated viewWarrant Officer Karl SanderAdv Segeels-NcubeCL0203250
"The distinct impression had already been created that first I transferred Sander and second that I did so for nefarious reasons. This is just not true."
rejects suggestionMaj-Gen SenonaMajor General SenonaCL0203251
"I attach as LS5 an email from General Lebeya, then DPCI National Head and/or Major General Surajbali, DPCI Head of Executive Support Services"
attached toMaj-Gen SenonaMajor General SenonaCL0203252
"I received the instruction from the DPCI National Head"
received call fromMaj-Gen SenonaMajor General SenonaCL0203261
"I later received a further instruction from Major General Surajbali to temporarily place the member at another post pending investigation"
received call fromMaj-Gen SenonaMajor General SenonaCL0203262
"I do not remember the exact date of this email"
memory qualityMaj-Gen SenonaMajor General SenonaCL0203264
"That is correct, Commissioners"
purposeMaj-Gen SenonaDoctor LebeyaCL0203274