Drug Dealing Court Orderly Nabbed

WESTERN CAPE – The Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen (Adv.) Thembisile Patekile has issued a stern warning to SAPS members to refrain from criminal behaviour as corruption within the ranks of the SAPS will not be tolerated. This warning follows the arrest of a constable deployed as a court orderly at the Khayelitsha Magistrates’ court by our Anti-Corruption Unit on Thursday, 17 October 2024, on charges of dealing in drugs and the unlawful possession of ammunition.

Investigation suggests that the members responded to information that drugs will be delivered to a court orderly who will in turn see to it that the consignment reaches awaiting trial prisoners at the prison. The member was placed under surveillance at the Khayelitsha Court where he was deployed during which it was observed that he did receive several parcels from members of the public where after he placed it in his private vehicle.

The member of the Anti-Corruption Unit approached the suspect and searched his private vehicle upon which they discovered perishable food items, tobacco, cellular phones, 21 small parcels of dagga, packets of cigarettes, a .45 round of ammunition and an undisclosed amount of cash, believed to be destined for delivery to trial awaiting prisoners.

Subsequently the suspect was arrested on mentioned charges. He is due to appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrates’ court today, 18 October 21024.