Overview
- A second suspect handed himself in at Edenvale police station on 5 July 2026 and was arrested, bringing to two the warrants IPID says it has executed while a third suspect is still being pursued.
- IPID has charged the arrested suspects with corruption for their alleged unlawful conduct during the February 2023 raid that netted nearly R15 million in precious stones.
- Explosive testimony last month at the Madlanga Commission by a JMPD inspector known as Witness K accused suspended EMPD chief Julius Mkhwanazi of orchestrating the raid and naming several officers and a civilian as participants.
- Only about R40,000 of the reported nearly R15 million in stones has been recovered, even though Witness K said roughly R110,000 in proceeds was later shared among those involved.
- The IPID probe targets serving and suspended metro police members plus a businessman accused of impersonation, and the arrests could lead to further prosecutions and deeper scrutiny of metro police conduct.