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If the Exhibit Office register at Port Shepstone reflects storage of drugs on 23rd, then anyone with access to that register would know of the drug storage at the DPCI Port Shepstone office.
“if these exhibits had to be logged or recorded on the 23rd at the, in the book, the SAP 13 at Port Shepstone, then it means anybody who has access to that also knows that the drugs are stored at the DPCI Port Shepstone office”
After the theft, the seizure inquiry investigation and subsequent case docket were taken away from the DPCI Port Shepstone office and there is no document reflecting what transpired after the theft investigation.
“what transpired after the theft, the seizure inquiry investigation, as well as the case docket of the theft ... were taken away from our offices. So I do not have any document at this stage”
Because of lack of storage space, Colonel Jacob indicated to the Brigadier that he stored the drugs at DPCI Port Shepstone office.
“It is because of lack of storage space that I indicated to the Brigadier, yes”
DPCI Port Shepstone office is a two-story building rented from Mr Kamisa, used for administration, operating during working hours, with controlled access and security-vetted staff.
“I have been stationed at the DPCI Port Shepstone office since 004, before the establishment of the DPCI. I was the most senior that had been at that building since we moved into it. The office is a two-story building with a ground floor and a first floor. The DPCI is renting the building from a Mr Kamisa. The DPCI office is not a police station, it is for administration and operates during working hours... Only DPCI members and staff are permitted in the offices and the access is controlled. During my tenure, we had approximately 4 members plus four administrative staff... Both members and staff are security vetted.”
The DPCI Port Shepstone office building had universal coded padlock access, no system to monitor code usage, and was vulnerable to unauthorized entry if the code was obtained.
“The office building was accessible from the street, however, access to it was through the use of a code. The code was universal and not unique. All of us had the same code. The gate was not manned. If anyone would obtain a code, they would obviously get into the office building. I must also point out that there was no system to know who had used the code for access.”
The DPCI Port Shepstone office was located in a business area sharing perimeter with several businesses and had security shortcomings including lack of external cameras, alarm system, and backup electricity.
“The office was in a business area and shares a permitted perimeter with a hardware store, a Herald Newspaper office, with a mortuary, and the Liquor Authority, which only operates during the week. There was a service electric fence around the perimeter safe for the part which was bordering the Liquor Authority... The office had no generator or electric backup. There was no cameras or beams outside the office. Further, there was no alarm system monitoring movement on the outside or exterior of the building.”
Within the DPCI Port Shepstone office there was an unmanned reception area due to limited staff, and two walk-in safes on the ground floor which were not accessible from outside the building.
“Turning to the inside, there was a reception area, which was not manned due to the limited staff that we had. At the ground floor and first floor were offices. The two walk-in safes, strong rooms, were on the ground floor. The safe was not accessible from the outside of the building.”
Most members of the DPCI Port Shepstone office had a key to the padlocked gate, including Lt-Col Prinsloo.
“Most of our members had. It is a padlock. I had a copy of the key for that.”