13 Tshwane metro police officers arrested for alleged corruption
Two more Tshwane metro police officers have been arrested for alleged corruption.
This brings to 13 the number of officers taken into custody since Friday.
Tshwane Metro Police spokesperson Isaac Mahamba says the possibility of more arrests cannot be ruled out.
“We are against corruption as the TMPD, we welcome these arrests and we will continue to make further arrests,” Mahamba said.
Mahamba says the officers are accused of soliciting bribes from motorists.
The suspects are expected to appear in court on Tuesday.
In Other News – Drugs stuffed inside religious ornaments seized at OR Tambo International
A consignment of drugs weighing more than 20kg, stashed inside religious ornaments, has been intercepted at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
The estimated value of the haul, seized on Saturday, is about R4.7m.
“A detection team from this joint operational [team at the airport] were following up on information provided by crime intelligence which led to the detection of the drugs weighing 21.4kg hidden inside religious ornaments,” said Col Athlenda Mathe on Sunday, in a statement from police. continue reading
Source – eNCA
