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HOW EXTORTION ACCUSED COPS REMAINED AT WORK
Cape Times
|December 03, 2025
Law enforcement officers allegedly extorted more than R500 000 from spaza shop owners
THE City returned two law enforcement officers to duty despite knowing the investigation into their alleged involvement in extortion-related crimes was 'incomplete.
The officers were arrested again yesterday after allegedly continuing the scheme until the Hawks pounced on them. The officers aged 36 and 41 from the City's Metal theft unit are accused of extorting over half a million rand from spaza shops owned by foreign nationals. They are expected to appear before the Cape Town regional court on charges of corruption, extortion and business robbery today.
"The duo were arrested after incidents that took place from 31 January 2025 up until to date where they were arrested on a warrant of arrest," said Hawks provincial spokesperson, Zinzi Hani.
This story is from the December 03, 2025 edition of Cape Times.
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