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Two City of Cape Town law enforcement officers, attached to the Metal Theft Unit, have been arrested
for alleged corruption, extortion and business robbery.
Two City of Cape Town law enforcement officers, attached to the Metal Theft Unit, have been arrested for alleged corruption, extortion and business robbery.
They were arrested this morning. It is believed that the officers were targeting foreign owners of spaza shops and requesting their asylum documentation.
The City says the alleged incidents date back to January this year. During the arrest of one of the victims, the officers allegedly stole cigarettes worth over 600-thousand-rand from the victim’s vehicle.
The City’s Law Enforcement spokesperson, Wayne Dyason says, “The Safety and Security Directorate is committed to rooting out corrupt and criminal elements that have infiltrated our enforcement services. We will not hesitate to investigate and take the required action when wrongdoing is uncovered. This matter is also being dealt with in terms of City policies and processes, and we can confirm they will be suspended as the disciplinary process is underway.”
[TWO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY EXTORTING]
Two Law enforcement officers attached to City of Cape Town, Metal theft unit were today arrested by members of the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team (SCI) together with City of Cape Town , Safety and… pic.twitter.com/FBBA5jB29a
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