Suspected cocaine manufacturer arrested with drugs valued at half a million rand in KZN iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two Durban cops who took R7500 bribe to release a suspect jailed for 10 years
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Durban: Two Durban policemen who took a R7 500 bribe to release a suspect have been jailed for 10 years.
The Hawks confirmed that Sergeant Musawenkosi Mabaso and Sergeant Thulani Dlangalala, both 48, were sentenced this week in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court after being found guilty of corruption.
According to spokesperson Simphiwe Mhlongo, in May 2018, Mabaso and Dlangalala were instructed to pick up the suspect who was arrested at King Shaka International Airport.
“Along the way, the two officers demanded R7 000 in order to release the suspect for him to go home and come to court the following day. They were paid R4 500 and further demanded a balance of R3 000.
KZN man sentenced for 2019 heist that claimed the lives of two cops
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DURBAN: A 32-year-old man, arrested in connection with a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist and double murder in 2019, has been sentenced.
Sandile Gumede was sentenced to life imprisonment for the CIT heist, and for the murder of Warrant Officer Sifundo Musa and Lieutenant Colonel Carl van der Vyver.
Hawks spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said Warrant Officer Musa from the Special Task Force and Lieutenant Colonel Carl van der Vyver from Crime Intelligence were fatally shot, in a shootout with heavily-armed CIT robbers in Nongoma, in February, two years ago.
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