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Even after 23rd, the investigation diary does not record anything relating to the custody and location of the seized drugs.
“even the investigation diary, we know that after the 23rd it does not record anything relating to the custody and location of these drugs”
Counsel Adv Baloyi SC challenges Witness I's assertion that Masoma was the appointed investigating officer for the Aeroton drug investigation, noting Masoma's name does not appear in the investigation diary and suggesting this may be a misrepresentation.
“Masoma's name does not seem to appear anywhere, and yet you say to us he was appointed to enquire, to investigate under this inquiry number. ... I am saying to you that then surely it cannot be that he is the Investigator and his name does not appear in the diary, which suggests he was not the Investigating Officer in this diary.”
Witness I agrees it is a fair observation that Masoma does not appear as investigating officer in the Aeroton investigation diary, suggesting he was not the appointed investigator for that inquiry.
“Yes , Commissioner ?”
Counsel Adv Baloyi SC asserts that the Port Shepstone drug bust investigation diary contains names of investigating officers but not Masoma, implying Masoma was not the investigator in that inquiry, which contradicts earlier claims.
“We have seen the investigation diary. It contains the names of the people that were the Investigators in that diary, I mean, under that inquiry. From the beginning, from day one, we have names of who were the Investigating Officers, even as it changed . Here , Masoma does not appear as the Investigator, and I am saying to you that then surely it cannot be that he is the Investigator and his name does not appear in the diary, which suggests he was not the Investigating Officer in this diary.”
The investigation diary is an indicator of investigation activities but might not necessarily record every instruction related to the container.
“your investigation diary, yes, it is an indicator of what transpired in your investigation ... it is not a hard and fast rule that that would necessarily have to be contained in your C-clip, but it would have to be reflected in your statements somewhere along the line to show what happened to that container”
The investigation diary's reliability is questionable as it contains records made after the events and does not fully account for what happened.
“it is a record after the events ... it does not accurately or fully account for what happened”
The investigation diary dated 2 June 2021 estimated the value of drugs seized at 243,450,000, calculated at 4,500,000 per kilogram for 541 kilograms.
“it is the investigation diary of the 2nd of June 2021 . . . the estimated value of the drugs seized , 243 450 000 . And how they arrived at that is they say it is 4 500 000 per kilogram . So if you times that by 541 , that is how you get to the 243 million”