Overview
- On Thursday, June 25, 2026, businessman Tumelo Nku told the Madlanga Commission he used ‘ethical hacking’ and cyber techniques to obtain intelligence that led to the July 9, 2021 Aeroton seizure.
- The 2021 operation intercepted about 715.86 kilograms of cocaine, and the commission has been told that roughly 136.46 kilograms later went missing from police storage.
- Commissioners pressed Nku about carrying more than R60,000 on the day of the bust, his presence at the scene, and multiple versions of why he stayed at the warehouse.
- A Hawks analyst known as Witness J previously described Nku as an active participant in container-based trafficking rather than a registered paid informer, a characterization Nku disputes.
- Nku filed a second supplementary statement, was ordered to return to the stand on Monday, and his evidence could affect assessments of police handling, port security practices, and the earlier NPA decision to withdraw charges.