By Johnathan Paoli
Gauteng Hawks Lieutenant-Colonel Nkoana Sebola has accused several senior South African Police Service (SAPS) officers of interfering in the investigation into the 2021 Aeroton cocaine bust, alleging their actions undermined what he believed was a strong criminal case.
Sebola made the allegations while testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday. The commission is investigating the theft and handling of more than 700kg of cocaine seized in Johannesburg in July 2021.
“I was concerned about the conduct of certain senior officers and the role they played at the crime scene,” Sebola told the commission.
He alleged that senior officers, including Gauteng Crime Intelligence deputy head Major-General Feroz Khan, Gauteng Hawks head Major-General Ebrahim Kadwa and Gauteng Crime Intelligence head Major-General Josias Lekalakala, interfered in the investigation and crime scene management process.
Sebola said he was particularly troubled by Khan’s conduct and statements regarding the handling of
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