News24 | UPDATE | Gauteng traffic chief Samuel Mashaba suspended over R300m cocaine bust (opens original article in a new tab)

Gauteng traffic police chief Samuel Mashaba has been suspended over allegations of attempting to steal 715kg of cocaine worth R300m by posing as a Crime Intelligence officer and receiving payments from a drug trafficker.

• Gauteng traffic chief Samuel Mashaba was placed on precautionary suspension pending a formal disciplinary process.
• Mashaba allegedly posed as Crime Intelligence to intercept a container with 715kg of cocaine worth R300m in 2021.
• Mashaba admitted to receiving up to R50,000 from a drug trafficking-linked informant, Tumelo Nku.