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Is Johann Burmeister a Good Cop Being Destroyed?

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It’s the biggest Knysna skinder of the year but for ex-Warrant Officer Johann Burmeister and his family it has been tragedy and challenge. On February 26 2014, Burmeister, a 28-year veteran in Knysna and known nationally for the R2-billion cocaine bust on the Knysna Waterfront, was arrested by a fellow police officer and charged with not returning a recovered, stolen laptop to the police station. The arrest and chain of events that followed proved this to be no common story of yet another South African cop turned bad. Instead, considering … Read the full article…

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The K.E.E.P. Newsletter #15

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Charles Bukowski: “The difference between (modern) democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting.” Remember that Leisure Isle Festival is this weekend. They are showing the rugby so no excuse not to go early. All profits to charity so give your support and enjoy one of the most beautiful areas Knysna has to offer. KNYSNA “COCAINE TRIAL” BEGINS Some said “urban legend” to what others called “common knowledge” that Knysna is … Read the full article…

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Knysna “Cocaine Trial” begins

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Some said “urban legend” to what others called “common knowledge” that Knysna is a drug hub with trafficking through The Heads into the harbour that lacks port control. The latter prevailed when, on 10 December 2010, police made the biggest cocaine bust in South African history. Over the past 10 months, the value of the haul fluctuated in the media but the courts have now placed the value at R515-million. If it had been cut and sold on the streets, it would have quadrupled to R2-billion. Yesterday, 18 October 2011, … Read the full article…

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