R200m Port Shepstone cocaine heist suspect in court as Hawks probe deepens
The theft has subsequently come under scrutiny at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, A 49-year-old man arrested in connection with the theft of a drug consignment from the Hawks’ Port Shepstone premises and who has been the focus of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has made his first appearance in court.
Today, 18 August 2026, Legabe made his first appearance in Port Shepstone.
In June 2026, Testimony before the Madlanga Commission revealed that a whistleblower confessed to planning and executing the theft of 541kg of cocaine worth R200 million from the Hawks’ Port Shepstone office in 2021.
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