Scania Aeroton

Yellow Jersey Logistics transported a container to Scania in Aeroton; Mashaba and Magane introduced themselves as Crime Intelligence officers but are not Crime Intelligence members.

“The directors of the company Yellow Jersey Logistics, which is the company that was transporting this container to Scania in Aeroton, they say Mashaba and Magane introduced themselves as Crime Intelligence. Were you aware of that? No, I am not, Commissioner.... Mashaba is not from Crime Intelligence, he is a Traffic Officer from Sedibeng. And Magane is a CIMA analyst based in Zonkizizwe. He is not Crime Intelligence. Even if he was Crime Intelligence, he is not operational, he is desk-based. So he would have no business asking to open containers.”

At the Scania Aeroton gate, Magane and Mashaba showed appointment cards and introduced themselves as officers following information about drugs being transported from Aeroton to Scania.

“Whilst I got out of the vehicle I was approached by Warrant Officer Magane by showing his appointment card and who introduced a traffic officer named Mashaba and told me that they were following information in regard to drugs from Aeroton to Scania, Aerotons since yesterday...”