Exhibit · Property
The Durban port container
The Durban-harbour shipping container at the heart of the smuggling, prematurely opened by rogue officers.
Illustration, not evidenceWhat it is
The type of Durban-harbour shipping container at the heart of the cocaine smuggling examined by the commission. Testimony described containers being prematurely opened and offloaded by rogue officers, and insiders photographing containers and their seals as recorded in the encrypted chats. The container is the entry point of the trafficking chain that ran from the port into Gauteng.
Why it matters
The container ties the inquiry's cocaine cases back to Durban harbour and the alleged port insiders steering shipments. Premature opening and the photographing of seals support the allegation of an organised network operating inside the logistics chain.
Sources
Where this comes from
- Daily Maverick - Another cocaine theft: R55m missing from R286m consignment (11 May 2026)
- Daily Maverick - SA's cocaine shame: how cops 'bungled' global trafficking cases (24 May 2026)
- IOL - Madlanga Commission turns spotlight on Gauteng's R300 million Aeroton cocaine bust (8 June 2026)
Illustration, not a photograph of real evidence. Generated to depict an object described in the commission record.