A 56-year-old police Captain attached to Hillbrow police station has been recently issued with court summons for allegedly defeating the administration of justice in October 2019.
It is alleged that on 18 October 2019, the owner of a hotel in Hillbrow called the Captain to assist with an apprehended tenant who was reportedly found in possession of suspected drugs and implements used to manufacture drugs.
After questioning the suspected drug dealer, the Captain inspected the bags and found chemicals contained in containers and substances used to manufacture Cat. The officer reportedly summoned a patrol van for assistance and it arrived on the scene shortly afterwards.
The seized items and the drug dealer were ferried to the station but before the exhibits were booked in the requisite book, the Captain reportedly excused the members indicating that he will handle it.
The Hawks’ Serious Corruption investigation which ensued in September 2020, has revealed that the drug dealer was in fact never detained in the cells.
The drugs were however booked as property found abandoned on the street and stored in the exhibit room.
The case is expected to be heard in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on 4, November 2022.
The Gauteng Provincial Head of the Hawks, Major General Ebrahim Kadwa has commended the investigators for ensuring that the suspect gets his day in court. “we will continue to relentlessly pursue those who are supposed to uphold the law but instead transgresses it. We have no room for corrupt individuals in our ranks.” He said.
