3 Border police members arrested for corruption and assisting in
smuggling of stolen vehicles across border
3 Border police members
arrested for corruption and assisting in smuggling of stolen vehicles across
border
Three police members
attached to the Pafuri Port of Entrance appeared in court on Thursday after
they were arrested on a charge of corruption.
The members were arrested
following intensive investigations after information was received that they are
assisting suspects in smuggling stolen motor vehicles across the border in
return for payment.
They were arrested early
Thursday morning and appeared in the Makhado Magistrates’ Court on a charge of
corruption in the afternoon. Warrant Officer Mukondeleli Mutele (45) and
Constable Vogani Percy Baloyi (30) were released on R15 000 bail and Constable
Mamaye Cynthia Masete (32) received R3 000 bail. The case was remanded to 27
March for further investigation.
The processes to suspend
them from the South African Police Service are already in process.
The Provincial Commissioner
of the South African Police Service in the province, Lt Gen Fannie Masemola
stressed that there will be no mercy for members of the SAPS who are arrested
for their involvement in criminal activities. “We will work tirelessly to rid
the Service of members who involve themselves in corruption and criminal
activities. There is no place for members who work with criminals in the SAPS,”
he reiterated.
