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The container, once opened, contained numerous canvas bags inspected by DPCI officers; 7 bags contained suspected bricks of cocaine wrapped in black and yellow plastic with TikTok and Jaguar logos, amounting to 541 bricks weighing 1kg each with street value between 200 and 250 million Rand.

“The bags were inspected by the DPCI officers and 7 bags containing what was suspected to be bricks of cocaine were uncovered. The bricks were wrapped in black and yellow plastic with TikTok and Jaguar logos on the packaging. There were 541 bricks of cocaine weighing 1 kilogramme each with a street value of between 200 and R 250 million.”

The logos on the cocaine packaging enabled fingerprint or identity identification of the supplier, but this is part of a larger transnational narcotics smuggling case that the witness prefers not to delve into for the commission.

“this is a clear example where you can see the fingerprint or the identity of the supplier with the different logos fixed to the bricks of cocaine. Obviously wrapped with multiple layers of wrapping to protect the contents of the brick. This is part of the evidence that I would prefer not to delve too deep into because this is transnational smuggling of narcotics in nature and this goes back to the origin of the cocaine that has been smuggled into South Africa.”

Sergeant Nkosi knew before forwarding messages to Mr Matlala that Mr Matlala already knew about the contract termination from social media like Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok.

“Mr Matlala responded, he said he already saw that on Facebook or on Instagram. ... Or TikTok was what you said first time.”

Sergeant Nkosi confirms that before General Sibiya sent confirmation, Mr Matlala only had social media as a source and could not rely on its accuracy to know contract status.

“before Mr Matlala gets this message from you, all he can depend on for his source of information is TikTok and Facebook. And he, like you, must know that there is a possibility of fake news on TikTok and Facebook.”