decision22 June 2021E000141
Decision to store 541kg cocaine at Port Shepstone
After seizure, Maj-Gen Senona decided to store the 541kg of cocaine at the DPCI Port Shepstone offices due to lack of storage capacity at Isipingo and FSL Amanzimtoti. He personally took possession of the safe keys, contrary to standard procedure requiring the SAP13 clerk to hold them.
Described by 4 witnesses
Maj-Gen Senonaday 47Maj-Gen Hendrik Frans Flynnday 101Colonel Sibiyaday 114Brigadier Campbell Nyuswaday 120
Each of these people gave first-hand evidence about this event. Several accounts of the same event is a property of the record — it is not verification, and witnesses can be mistaken together.
7 claims from testimony
"I agreed that the exhibits to be stored at the Port Shepstone offices"
"after consulting Maj -Gen Senona Provincial Head of DPCI KZN"
"General Senona took possession of the keys to the strong room after the exhibits were stored."
"if General Senona had proper control over the key, he was supposed to open that safe"
"Yes, the key, Mpangase handed them over to General Senona."
"Yes."
"General Senona takes the spare key and the original key"