The Western Cape police will not harbour criminals amongst their ranks, and it’s said that every endeavour will be made to purge SAPS from undesirable individuals.
This is exactly what four members of the Khayelitsha Tactical Response Team had to learn the hard way when they were arrested on Thursday night, 3 March, for extortion, theft and defeating the ends of justice, as SAPS reports. The three sergeants aged 37, 40 and 44 and a 32-year-old constable appeared in court in Fish Hoek this morning (4 March 2022) to face the charges against them.
The arrest of the suspects is followed by an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Unit into the circumstance of an incident on 18 February 2022, where they stopped a vehicle in Eersterivier for a routine search.
In this vehicle, the members found 6kg of dagga and cash. Instead of placing the driver under arrest, they persuaded him to take them to his residence in Muizenberg and pay for his freedom.
At his residence, the members discovered more dagga and cash, which they confiscated and left without handing it in as exhibits. The man reported his ordeal to the police and warrants for the arrest of the members were subsequently issued.
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