# Hawk’s Serious Organised Crime head Hendrik Flynn told the Madlanga Commission that organised crime cannot operate without corruption. He was testifying on the 2021 Port Shepstone cocaine theft, where 541 kilograms were stolen from police storage. Flynn said both public and private sector corruption enables criminal networks, allowing illicit goods to enter legal markets. He added that weak controls and intermediaries help disguise illegal proceeds as legitimate income:
Flynn tells commission corruption enables organised crime [SOUND]
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