#MadlangaCommission [RECAP] Chief Provincial Inspector Samuel Mashaba of the Gauteng Traffic Police (GTP) was arrested by the Hawks at the crime scene of the Aeroton drug bust on a charge of defeating the ends of justice. He was arrested with Warrant Officer Marumo Magane, Warrant Officer Boy Steve Phakula, and a civilian named Tumelo Nku. He is alleged to have conducted an unauthorised drug bust, falsely identified himself as a Hawks operative, and participated in attempting to steal the cocaine. They were apprehended after being caught offloading the R300-million cocaine consignment from a shipping container onto a private, unmarked Nissan bakkie without following any legal protocols. Mashaba and his co-accused persons had no legal authority to conduct a drug bust in the first place. Following his arrest, Mashaba and his fellow officers immediately launched a counter-complaint with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) against the senior police generals who intervened at the scene, claiming they were the ones being interfered with.