exhibit bags

The form related to the affidavit is kept by IDAC, which has copies and is in the process of rebranding related documentation from SAPS to IDAC, including exhibit bags.

“I D A C i s i n t h e p r o c e s s o f d o i n g , i n t e r m s o f t h e d o c k e t s a n d a n n e x u r e s w h e r e i t s a y S A P S , w e a r e c o n t i n u o u s l y d e l e t i n g S A P S a n d p u t t i n g I D A C o n i t . Fo r e x a m p l e , e x h i b i t b a g s , I D A C h a s n o w g o t i t s o w n e x h i b i t b a g s , s o w e a r e a n o f f i c e i n p r o g r e s s w h e r e w e a r e g e t t i n g a n d m o v i n g a w a y f r o m S A P S .”

Changing exhibit bags potentially constitutes tampering with exhibits and defeating the ends of justice, warranting discipline and prosecution.

“Sounds like a serious case of tampering with exhibits and defeating the ends of justice; anyone guilty should be disciplined and prosecuted.”

The seized bricks of suspected cocaine were packed in exhibit bags after being counted and photographed at the Scania premises in Aeroton.

“the bricks were then sealed in official exhibit bags ... at the Scania premises in Aeroton”

The torn open exhibit bags contained bricks of cocaine, which were taken out of the bags and possibly placed into black carrier bags which were also missing.

“It must be photo 3. It shows the entrance gate to that hardware shop. Photo 4 shows the chain and lock that was cut off. Then the next two photos, you can also see the one link, it was cut in half. Photo 7 on page 125, shows those concrete pipes, as well as the next photo on 126. Those are the torn open exhibit bags that those bricks of Cocaine were in. They actually took the exhibits out of the bags? Yes, they did. So how would that work? It would mean they would take each brick, put it in another container or bag? They could have taken those same black carrier bags because that was missing as well.”