Glenn Agliotti dies on operating table in Johannesburg hospital

Convicted drug kingpin Glenn Agliotti died in hospital on Friday night.

POLICE CONFIRMED THAT GLENN AGLIOTTI DIED

Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo said they were called to the hospital just after 19:00, where an inquest docket into his death was registered.

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HE DIED ON AN OPERATING TABLE IN A JHB HOSPITAL

“Police can confirm that an inquest docket has been opened at Douglasdale police station. A postmortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death,” Masondo said.

Agliotti was known as The Fixer.

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POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING HIS DEATH

He was found guilty of dealing drugs in 2007 and was handed a suspended sentence.

Agliotti was also linked to the murder of mining magnate Brett Kebble but was acquitted.

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AGLIOTTI’S RELATIONSHIP WITH SELEBI MADE HEADLINES

His relationship with former police chief Jackie Selebi made headlines when Selebi famously declared that Agliotti was his friend, “finish and klaar”.

Agliotti was accused of gifting Selebi money and clothes. In exchange, Selebi shared information with Agliotti, protecting him from criminal investigations.

SELEBI SHARED INFORMATION WITH AGLIOTTI PROTECTING HIM FROM INVESTIGATIONS

Selebi’s trial drew much attention as he was the first black national police commissioner to be convicted of taking bribes from a drug kingpin.

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He was sentenced to 15 years in jail, but was granted medical parole in 2012, less than a year into his sentence.

SELEBI WAS GRANTED MEDICAL PAROLE

According to a report by the New York Times, Selebi was reported to have had diabetes and kidney disease.

He subsequently died at a Pretoria hospital in 2015. He was 64-years-old.

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