A Western Cape police officer accused of attempting to smuggle drugs into a police holding cell is expected to appear in the Mitchell’s Plain Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
The Sergeant, attached to the Mitchell’s Plain SAPS, was arrested during a sting operation on Sunday, August 16.
Provincial police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, said: “Members of the Anti-Corruption Unit arrested a police sergeant who found himself on the wrong side of the law when he accepted cash to take dagga and tobacco into the holding cells at Mitchells Plain SAPS.”
“The police officer was caught in the act and was arrested following the sting operation. The cash was found in his possession, and the contraband was confiscated in the cells,” Twigg said.
Western Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi, issued a stern warning to members of SAPS in the Western Cape who are involved in corrupt activities following an incident on Sunday.
Dyantyi said that he is taking a zero-tolerance stance against officers who take bribes or abuse their power.
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Robin-Lee Francke
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