The Madlanga Commission in Pretoria has heard that a mansion in Johannesburg’s Lakewood Estate, where 17 bricks of suspected cocaine were found, has a registered owner with the surname Matlala.
Evidence leader Advocate Seegels Ncube says the Commission has not established whether the owner is related to attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.
The owner’s name is being withheld because it is unclear whether they knew what the property was being used for.
Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) Constable from the Tactical Response Unit, Michael Potsane told the commission his team found the drugs after arresting Abdul Hussein near the Palm Continental Hotel in Mayfair.
Five bricks of suspected cocaine and a pistol were allegedly found in his car.
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He says Hussein agreed to cooperate and led officers to the mansion, where he said he had collected the drugs.
“Mr. Hussein, let us to the house in Lakewood Estate, Lakewood Terrace Street, Omonde. The house is a large mansion, but was unfinished. Upon our arrival, we found a second suspect of Brazilian origin inside the house. Subsequently identified as Mr. Ronaldo Dias Tavez Resende. We conducted a search of the premise and found in a storage room inside the house, boxes containing a total of 17 bricks of cocaine. The bricks were packed in medium-sized boxes lined with white foam and of the boxes contained two bricks each.”
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