Malvern station

Several police stations including Malvern and Isipingo have logistical challenges to safely store large quantities of seized items, necessitating special logistical arrangements such as acquiring shipping containers for storage.

“There is no space to keep eight tonnes of copper...I personally had to acquire a container, a shipping container that we moved at our own logistical, making our own logistical arrangements.”

All seized exhibits stored in containers at stations like Malvern and Isipingo end up being stolen within months, forcing the need to request specialized police units for guarding, though these units have their own duties and limited capacity.

“All of those exhibits ended up being stolen within a few months as well...So you are having now to request specialised units like TRT, NIU, POP, to come and guard those exhibits.”