Photo: Arrive Alive / SAPS
Photo: Arrive Alive / SAPS
Roll-up, roll-up, and marvel at yet another cop behaving badly in South Africa. Following a week of unsavory stories about the actions of certain police officers, another rogue official has made headlines for abusing his position of power. This Eastern Cape SAPS representative has been arrested for running an illegal dagga racket.
Eastern Cape cop became ‘major dagga supplier’
Not only did the officer in question use a state vehicle to transport the dagga – but he also seized weed from members of the public so he could then make a profit, by selling the goods to dealers. The following details have been confirmed:
- – Three members of the community, including a police officer, were busted earlier today.
- – The arrested suspects aged between 37 and 48 years will appear in Lusikisiki Magistrate Court on Friday.
- – They are charged with corruption, extortion, possession, and of course, dealing in dagga.
- – During the operation, a huge bulk of dagga and seeds were confiscated.
- – Police are still looking for the fourth female suspect who is believed to be on the run.
Jail term looms for crooked cop
The cop, who can only be named following his court appearance later today, was well known to local dealers – some of whom even had their man on speed dial if they wanted to secure the bag. At the time of his arrest, the disgraced official and his co-conspirators were in possession of dagga worth R130 000…
“An operation was conducted in the early hours of this morning. The suspects were found and arrested in their homes. The suspects who transported dagga between the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, and KwaZulu- Natal, had been paying the police officer to escort them out of Lusikisiki to evade arrest by the police – and did so while using a state vehicle.”
“When dealers had buyers in the area, they would call the police who got paid for escort services rendered. 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 a profit. The value of the confiscated dagga is estimated at R130 000.”
