EC police officer arrested for dealing with drugs
Police officer to appear in court for extortion
Eastern Cape police officer is expected to appear before the court on Friday for dealing with drugs. The Lusikisiski base police officer was apprehended on Thursday with two other suspects. Provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana, said the arrests were made by members of their Anti-Corruption Team, as well as Crime Intelligence and Tactical Response Team.
According to Kinana, this followed after following a tip-off that the suspects, who transported dagga between the Eastern and Western Cape as well as KwaZulu Natal, had allegedly been paying the police officer to escort them out of Lusikisiki in a state vehicle.
He said it further alleged that the policeman would be contacted to escort the dealers to local buyers in the Lusikisiki area.“In some instances, the police officer would confiscate dagga from the general members of the public and in turn sell the same to dagga dealers for profit,” Kinana said. Police seized dagga and seeds valued at R130 000
