By Johnathan Paoli
Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations (Hawks) Lieutenant-Colonel Nkoana Joseph Sebola has refuted previous testimony by warrant officers Steve Phakula and Marumo Magane, stating that the pair had neither the skills nor the authority to be in charge of the cocaine bust at the Scania plant in Aeroton, south Johannesburg in 2021.
Appearing before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Thursday, Sebola insisted that Magane and Phakula, under the lead of Gauteng Traffic Deputy Director Samuel Mashaba, did not have any authority to be actively involved at the crime scene.
“A big no. Criminal matters are investigated by the police, unless other investigative agencies have been mandated to do, but not the traffic police. He [Mashaba] can not [lead a drug bust], he can only maintain the source of information,” Sebola said.
Sebola testified that when he arrived at the scene, he found a chaotic situation, with about
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