Booysens police

Jolene Wentzel's statement describes police officers demanding escort paperwork for a container at Scania, which they did not have, leading to the arrest of Wentzel and others on suspicion of possession without proper paperwork.

“They told him that they do not have the paperwork. Clinton then told me that he told them to escort the container to the client in Aeroton and that is where it will be opened. ... The tall police officer further said that myself and Cornelius, including the driver, that we were under arrest.”

Police arrested people at Scania on suspicion of possession of drugs without proper documentation and acted aggressively towards those who called the police.

“The tall police officer asked very aggressively who called the police because now they are here to interfere with his investigations.”

On 9 July, Chief Mashaba and Magane introduced themselves to Yellow Jersey personnel as Crime Intelligence officers and tried to open a container without documentation, leading to a police callout due to aggressive and suspicious behavior.

“If you look at paragraph 3, they say on the 9th of July, Mr Van Niekerk was at home when Hardus, their Director, gave him a call stating that there are people from Crime Intelligence here asking to open the container. ... they say the reason for calling Booysens Police was because you did not want to identify yourselves, you were aggressive and you were behaving in a suspicious manner.”

Yellow Jersey employees refused to open the container because Chief Mashaba and party did not have documentation and behaved aggressively, which led to involvement of the Booysens Police.

“They asked for documentation and you did not have documentation. ... the Booysens Police was called because you did not want to identify yourselves, you were aggressive and you were behaving in a suspicious manner.”

ADV Khumalo says the unlawful operation was interrupted by Booysen's SAPS and other units including Flying Squad and Officer Rikhoitso, yet Witness I did not inform their superiors or speak to all officers on scene but only later spoke with Colonel J. C.

“When you arrived at the scene, you found DPCI who have jurisdictional control ... why did you not speak to them ... others including Booysens police, Flying Squad, Officer Rikhoitso ... you spoke with Colonel J C afterwards ... why did you not talk to all the other officers on scene?”

Police from Booysens arrived at the crime scene first after Mashaba and Magane and received a complaint about the situation.

“there were two police officers from Booysens who arrived first, who arrived after these Magane and Mashaba arrived at the crime scene. I think they received a complaint from 10111”

Warrant Officer Magane admitted to misleading two police officials from Booysens about going to Alberton; it was not his intention to go to Alberton.

“when Commissioner Baloyi asked you earlier on about Alberton, you said no, you were in fact misleading the two police officials from Booysens. It was not your intention to go to Alberton.”