India’s Mandrax master to Big Five bosses – exposing the who’s who of South Africa’s illicit drug trade

Podcast: Daily Maverick · Daily Maverick

Opublikowano: 2026-08-13

In 2025 a senior policeman made striking accusations that a drug cartel had infiltrated South Africa’s criminal justice system, politics and private security. This sparked high-level law enforcement suspensions and arrests, totally reconfiguring the country’s policing. This unprecedented crisis runs much deeper, though, and has been decades in the making. Daily Maverick’s Caryn Dolley reports. Reporting by: Caryn Dolley Edited by: Joel Seboa Filmed by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo Sub-edited by: Mike Van Olst Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maveri...