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Colonel Logan Govender, the station commander of the Norwood police station, was arrested by the Gauteng provincial anti-corruption unit on Tuesday.
The charges against him include theft, fraud and obstruction of justice, all related to the alleged illegal confiscation of goods to the value of R165 000.
The incident that led to Govender’s arrest dates back to August 21, 2020, when he allegedly coordinated a fake operation that seized supplies from a store.
According to police, Govender approached the shop owner accompanied by a civilian named Oelof Abraham Du Plooy, who posed as an expert on illegal cigarettes from the Adams and Adams company.
The two claimed to have received a tip from the crime intelligence unit about the sale of illegal drugs at the company.
Upon their arrival at the shop around 10:00, Colonel Govender introduced himself and proceeded with a search, which resulted in the confiscation of Al Fakher molasses flavours to the value of R165 000.
However, in an unusual turn of events, the police did not arrest the shop owner, nor was any formal criminal case established at that time. Instead, the confiscated goods were booked at SAPS Johannesburg Central and hastily handed over to Du Plooy on the pretext that they would undergo laboratory tests.
Their story began to unravel the next day when the shop owner, worried about the fate of his goods, visited the police station only to find that nothing was there. When he sought answers from Adams and Adams, he was startled to discover that Du Plooy was not a recognised employee of the company.
Realize that he has been deceived; The complainant took the bold step of opening a case file with the authorities.
The Gauteng Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit acted quickly, took over the investigation and compiled the evidence against Govender and Du Plooy. The docket then made its way to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who authorised the decision to prosecute the two suspects.
Colonel Govender’s arrest took place during a working meeting in Protea, Soweto, where officers from the Anti-Corruption Unit executed the warrant.
After his arrest, he appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, which granted him bail of R3 000.
The case was postponed to May 29, 2025.
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