Mbongeleni Felix Simangaliso Mpangase

Warrant Officer Mpangase was employed in 2021 as a detective within the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation based in Durban and was tasked to investigate national priority violence crimes including murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and bank robberies.

“I confirm that during the year 2021, I was employed as a detective within the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, based in Durban. I was attached to Serious Organized Crime Investigation Unit, tasked to investigate national priority violence crimes, which included murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, bank robberies, among others.”

On 22 June 2021, Warrant Officer Mpangase booked on duty at 7:30 am at the office situated at 136 Victoria Embankment and received a call from Lieutenant Colonel Jacoba about a container suspected to contain 7 to 8 kilograms of cocaine at CHS Depot, Isipingo.

“On the 22nd of June 2021, I booked on duty at 7:30 a.m. at the office, which is situated at 136 Victoria Embankment. At an unspecified time, I received a call from Lieutenant Colonel Jacoba and he asked me if I was available for an operation and if I was, I must be on standby, because a crime intelligence operative, whom I knew, had information about a container that was containing approximately 7 to 8 kilograms of Cocaine, which was, at the time, suspected to be at CHS Depot, Isipingo.”

Lieutenant Colonel Jacoba requested Warrant Officer Mpangase to suggest another officer to assist in the operation, and Mpangase suggested Warrant Officer Sibiya, who agreed to assist.

“He then asked me who else can come with me to do this operation. I suggested Warrant Officer Sibiya to him, and he agreed. I then approached Warrant Officer Sibiya, who was sitting at his office, and agreed to assist in this operation.”

Warrant Officer Mpangase, Warrant Officer Sibiya, and Lieutenant Colonel Jacoba met a crime intelligence operative at Isipingo for a briefing before proceeding to CHS Depot to search for the cocaine container.

“We then went to pick him up, and the three of us proceeded to Isipingo, where we met the CI operative, who then briefed us on the information. After a short briefing, we proceeded to CHC depot.”