Colonel Gavin Jacob of the Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit testified at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry regarding his decision not to cordon off or close the Isipingo depot crime scene where 541 kg of cocaine worth R200 million was intercepted. He explained that the business where drugs were found was not implicated and he did not want to prejudice it.
Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit member Colonel Gavin Jacob is giving evidence at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on June 3, 2026.that he made the decision not to cordon off or close the crime scene at the Isipingo depot, where more than 541 kilograms of cocaine were intercepted by police.
He says he did not want to prejudice the business where the drugs were found, as it was not implicated in any criminal activity. Jacob, who was responding to evidence leader Adv Mahlape Sello, was one of the first police officers called to the Isipingo crime scene, where cocaine worth approximately R200 million was discovered. He says he was on leave when he was called to assist with the seizure of the 541 kilogram cocaine consignment.
Jacob says he was called by Lt-Colonel Jabulani Duma, who also testified at the Commission on Tuesday. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
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