Western Cape sergeant arrested for allegedly taking bribe to smuggle dagga into cells
A police sergeant in the Western Cape faces corruption charges after being caught in a sting operation, highlighting ongoing issues of misconduct within the SAPS.
A Western Cape police sergeant is set to face Mitchell’s Plain Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, accused of trying to smuggle drugs into a police holding cell. The arrest occurred during a sting operation on Sunday, August 16. Provincial police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg revealed that the officer, who works for the Mitchell’s Plain SAPS, was caught accepting money to bring dagga and tobacco into the cells.
The cash and the drugs were discovered on the sergeant and have been confiscated. Western Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi, has issued a strong warning to SAPS members within the Western Cape, declaring a zero-tolerance policy towards officers accepting bribes or abusing their authority.
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