Warrant Officer Karl Sander from the Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal has told the Madlanga Commission that he does not know how he became a suspect in the disappearance of more than 540 kilograms of cocaine from Port Shepstone in 2021.
The Madlanga Commission will this week continue hearing testimony relating to the disappearance of the cocaine from the Hawks’ premises.
MADLANGA COMMISSION | KZN Hawks Warrant Officer Karl Sander outlines some of the questions he was asked during a polygraph examination in the Port Shepstone drug theft case. pic.twitter.com/nXdb6jaFyk
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Although no one has been charged in connection with the missing consignment, estimated to be worth more than R200 million, the involvement of suspended Hawks head, General Lesetja Senona, is being probed.
Sander told evidence leader Advocate Lee Seegels-Ncube that he was subjected to a polygraph test regarding the incident, despite being on leave at the time the narcotics were stolen.
He was asked if he had any personal knowledge about the Port Shepstone theft matter.
He responded, saying, “I was a suspect. I was called in, I was polygraphed for it. I was never there. That’s all I know about the Port Shepstone matter”.
When asked by Seegels Ncube, “When you say you were a suspect, who made you a suspect?”
He responded, “Our general, General Senona”.
Stream | Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Day 110 | Monday, 01 June 2026
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