black bakkie

The SAPS vehicle parked in front of the black bakkie to block it from leaving because there was no other reason to park there given the availability of nearby parking spaces.

“the only reason for the SAPS vehicle to park in front of the black bakkie was to block it from leaving because there could be no other reason for them parking in front of it when there is so much parking area nearby, or even park in front of the truck if they wanted to.”

Lt-Col Sebola indicated that point E on the sketch plan was a red car, B was the black bakkie where drugs were loaded, and A was the truck, all cordoned off.

“point E was the red car , which was parked in front of a container . B was the black bakkie where the drugs were loaded , and A was the truck”

There were 23 bags in the back of the black bakkie vehicle at the scene, and Warrant Officer Phakula checked and confirmed they were still in the same state when he arrived.

“23, Commissioner... I checked on the exhibits and that they were still the way they were when I arrived on the scene.”

Only a very small portion of the crime scene was cordoned off, specifically the area of the black bakkie with the container at the back. It is advisable to make a substantial cordon in such cases.

“A very small portion of the scene was cordoned off ... The only piece that was cordoned off was the black bakkie standing next to the truck with the container on the back ... it is advisable to make quite a substantial cordon in around a scene like that.”

Wood's sketch of the Aeroton scene was drawn later in the day than photographs showing a black bakkie with black bags and a marked police vehicle parked in front of it.

“You will see a photograph of the black bakkie with the black bags on top of it . . . also in front of that ... a marked police vehicle parked right in front of it . . . Wood's sketch was only done at a particular point in the day . . .”

A Booysen police van blocked a black bakkie from leaving the warehouse at the scene.

“I found when I came on the scene and I asked what is going on here, it was explained to me that that black bakkie apparently wanted to leave, so it was blocked in by a Booysen police van”