A Durban police officer was arrested on Saturday night for allegedly soliciting money from a drug dealer, KwaZulu-Natal police have said.
The sergeant's arrest happened while provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi was accompanying officers on an operation to stabilise levels of crime in the Umbilo area.
"The team continued with their observation on the said activity. An unknown male was seen leaning through the window into the front passenger seat of the police vehicle, handing something over to the passenger." "The man who handed the money to the police was subsequently caught with drugs. The civilian was ordered to take the operational team to his apartment where they found a second man. The flat was searched and police found pieces of cocaine and R7 000 cash suspected to be the proceeds of crime."All three were expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Monday.
"I accompanied those hard-working members last night as a show of support and to boost the morale of our hard-working members throughout the province, as well as the country, and these arrests last night, especially that of the police officer, is a giant leap for those hard-working police officers to rid our ranks of corrupt elements."
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