Mashaba says traffic and police officers both serve the state but with different responsibilities [SOUND]

# Gauteng traffic police chief inspector Samuel Mashaba says traffic officers and police officers both serve the state but have different responsibilities. He was testifying before the Madlanga commission in Pretoria into a major 2021 drug bust in Aeroton, south of Johannesburg, where more than 700 kilograms of cocaine were seized. Mashaba says there was nothing improper about his presence and insists the distinction between traffic and police roles is minimal: