Keeping an eye on druglords, taxi hit men and abalone poachers

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THE team members were advised to build or create an extra room at their houses to serve as an office.

Each member was working from his or her private residence. Team meetings were held on weekly and monthly bases. Teams The members were divided into separate teams. I was under the monitoring group. Equipment Team members were given laptops or computers, 3G cards, printers and stationery. They were furnished with false ID cards with false names for operational use. Operational equipment such as binoculars and cameras were made available on request for operational use. Operations I was mostly tasked and involved in target reconnaissance and surveillance operations.

Taxi industry hit squad (Project Zola Budd) I profiled people alleged to be taxi hit men and I was reporting to the project manager. I was provided with a list of targets suspected of taxi violence. Project Border Posts I was tasked with conducting research at border posts to recruit people (SARS or other law enforcement officials) working there. And to identify perfect positions to install cameras at border posts.

Illegal drugs (Project Puff, Project Heartbreak)

The task was to identify top druglords and research documents on illegal drugs. The targets were only profiled.

Exchange of suspected illegal drugs and abalone transactions occurred in Germiston-Wadeville, Alberton and at The Glen mall. Surveillance was conducted at business premises in Wadeville, and vehicles leaving premises were followed to Alberton and The Glen mall.

The following day, the team conducted surveillance in Mayfair and located abalone in Vereeniging. Abalone The team conducted surveillance in Cape Town and neighbouring towns, and on several premises or plots in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

Surveillance was conducted in Ladybrand, Free State, overnight.

Exchange of abalone in Port Elizabeth — team conducted surveillance in the suburb of Colleen Glen. 419 scam The team conducted surveillance on a Nigerian national alleged of 419 scams in Kempton Park. Ops Mint The team drove to Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, to conduct surveillance in relation to allegations of a syndicate that manufactures fake South African monetary notes. The team was looking for machines and a factory that conducts such activities.

Training attended by member Surveillance, firearms and CCTV. Team Activities Braai in Rietvlei Nature Reserve. Braai at Fountains.