DPCI Durban

Captain Duma contacted Colonel Jacob and Warrant Officer Mpangase from DPC I Durban to request their assistance with an inspection of a container suspected of smuggling 27 kilograms of cocaine at CHC Container Depot.

“I contacted Colonel Jacob , who was the unit commander ... and Warrant Officer Mpangase from D P C I , Durban . I provided the intelligence that I had gathered and requested their assistance to conduct an inspection of the commodity on one of the containers that were suspected of being used to smuggle 27 kilograms of Cocaine at CHC Container Depot .”

Sergeant Govender states that the police officers were not present during the seal breaking but were approached during their normal duties to assist in transporting exhibits after drugs were recovered.

“During the course of our duties , we were approached by the male person identified himself as Colonel Jacob from DPCID urban . He informed us that they recovered drugs from one of the containers at the same container depot we were busy at . He further requested us to assist them transporting the exhibits with our state vehicle and we agreed to assist them .”

On 30 July 2021, members of the DPCI Durban followed up on information about possible smuggling of narcotics in shipping containers destined for Scania truck assembly plant in Gauteng. Officers found black bags suspected to be cocaine, but halted the process until LCR arrived.

“On 30 July 2021 , members of the DPCI Durban followed up upon information relating to the possible smuggling of narcotics concealed in the shipping containers destined for a major truck assembly plant in Gauteng , Scania . When the container doors were opened , the officers noticed black bags inside the container . As the officers suspected it to be bags of Cocaine , they halted the process until LCR arrived .”