The spotlight remains firmly on the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, where troubling revelations
continue to emerge about the handling of a drug consignment worth an estimated R200 million. Today,
Lieutenant Colonel Gavin Jacob, the Unit Commander of the Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit, conceded that he did not fully comply with prescribed procedures when drugs seized at Durban Harbour were removed and stored. His testimony has raised serious questions about accountability, chain-of-custody procedures, and how such a significant quantity of evidence could later disappear. As the commission investigates the circumstances surrounding the missing drugs, many South Africans will be asking whether critical failures within law enforcement opened the door to one of the country's most concerning evidence-handling scandals.

The spotlight remains firmly on the Madlanga&nbsp;Commission of Inquiry, where troubling revelations continue to emerge about the handling of a drug&nbsp;consignment worth an estimated R200 million. Today, Lieutenant Colonel Gavin Jacob, the Unit Commander&nbsp;of the Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation&nbsp;Unit, conceded that he did not fully comply with&nbsp;prescribed procedures when drugs seized at Durban&nbsp;Harbour were removed and stored.&nbsp;His testimony has raised serious questions about&nbsp;accountability, chain-of-custody procedures, and how&nbsp;such a significant quantity of evidence could later&nbsp;disappear. As the commission investigates the&nbsp;circumstances surrounding the missing drugs, many&nbsp;South Africans will be asking whether critical failures&nbsp;within law enforcement opened the door to one of the&nbsp;country's most concerning evidence-handling&nbsp;scandals.

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