Western Cape police officers arrested for accepting a R3000 bribe
The Western Cape Anti- Corruption Unit arrested two Law Enforcement officers for corruption on Tuesday.
The duo stopped a drunk driver in Voortrekker Road, Parrow, on Monday, 05 January 2026. Instead of arresting him for drunken driving, they opted for a R3000-00 bribe.
The suspects took a video of the driver and saved their contacts on his cellphone and informed him that he could pay at a later stage. The driver approached the corruption unit detectives, who instructed him to play along as they conducted an undercover trap operation.
On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, the officers gave the driver marked notes to hand over to the two suspects at their agreed meeting point. The suspects showed up, and they deleted the video in front of the driver and accepted the marked notes.
Both suspects were arrested on the spot, and their cellphones, along with the marked money, were seized as evidence. They will make their first court appearance in the Belville Magistrate’s Court once they have been charged.
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