By Johnathan Paoli
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Assistant Director of Investigations Zelda Maphosho has raised concerns about the conduct of police officers involved in the 2021 Aeroton drug bust while facing intense scrutiny from commissioners over shortcomings in her own investigation.
Appearing before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday afternoon, Maphosho testified about the watchdog’s probe into allegations that senior police officers and investigators had defeated the ends of justice following the seizure of 751 kilograms of cocaine from a truck in Aeroton, south of Johannesburg, in July 2021.
Central to her evidence were questions surrounding the role of Tumelo Nku, who was described in IPID documents as an informer despite concerns that his status had never been properly verified.
Commission chair Mbuyiseli Madlanga repeatedly questioned why IPID accepted Nku’s claim that he was an informer without independently confirming it, with Maphosho acknowledging that the information had not
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