# The Independent Police Investigative Directorate has withdrawn its investigation into KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, clearing him of wrongdoing. In 2023, he was accused of abusing his power and interfering with the arrest of a senior correctional services official who was allegedly running a drug cartel at the Westville Maximum Prison in Durban. The IPID says the investigation has been closed as there was insufficient evidence to proceed. Mkhwanazi has always maintained his innocence.
IPID clears KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi