Police constable and others
arrested for counterfeit money
Their arrests comes after a tip-off about a person in possession of
stained bank notes from Witbank to KwaMhlanga.
12
November 2014 06:00
MBOMBELA-A
39-year-old police constable has been arrested in connection with possession of
counterfeit money.
Constable
Lucas Mahlangu stationed at Siyabuswa as Court orderly, was arrested on
Thursday morning for being in possession of counterfeit money at Ga-Phaahla, in
Siyabuswa.
He was arrested together with his taxi boss friend Charlies Boroko (40) and Thomas Mahlangu (39) by the Crime Intelligence Gathering (CIG) Unit after a tip-off of the person in possession of stained bank notes from Witbank to KwaMhlanga.
He was arrested together with his taxi boss friend Charlies Boroko (40) and Thomas Mahlangu (39) by the Crime Intelligence Gathering (CIG) Unit after a tip-off of the person in possession of stained bank notes from Witbank to KwaMhlanga.
Thomas
Mahlangu was arrested at Verena and he then led to the arrest of Charlies
Boroko at Moteti who was also found with one stained note. Boroko ultimately
pointed that the rest of the money was with Constable Mahlangu.
The
police went to Ga-Phaahla where the rest of the money was confiscated.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner of Mpumalanga, Major-General (Adv) Meshack Nogwanya has vowed that police officials who have an unacceptable, corrupt and disgraceful behaviour and mentality are not welcomed in the service.
“I am
impressed by the work done by Crime Intelligence Gathering Unit for ensuring
that rotten cops are placed where they belong. I also want to applaud the
community that vows not to allow any criminal activity to happen under their
noses without informing the police.
Indeed if we continue to work together like
this, crime will just be nothing to us. This clearly shows that we are
committed to fight any form of crime without any fear of a person’ status. I
still repeat that I will not tolerate any form of ill discipline by our
members. All those who do not behave according to our prescripts will be dealt
with accordingly”.
The trio
have already appeared before Mdutjana Magistrate’s Court on November 7 and were
remanded in custody for further investigation.
They will be re-appearing on November 14.
