By Obakeng Maje
Mahikeng-Police in Mahikeng arrested two police members of the Tactical Response Team (TRT) aged 29 and 33 respectively.
“It is alleged that on Monday at about 20:00, members entered the tuck-shops owned by Bangladesh Nationals” Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said.
They allegedly told them that they are from Potchefstroom and doing a random check for illicit cigarettes” police said.
In the first incident,they searched and found five boxes of illicit cigarettes which contain twenty (packets of) cigarettes each.
They then demanded R1000, 00 from the owner of the tuck shop. “He allegedly told them that he does not have money and they searched the place and found R400. The owner called his friend to assist him with R600, 00” Ngubane said.
According to information received, upon arrival his friend took the registration numbers of the police vehicle before entering the friend’s house.
“He also informed them that he does not have the money they demanded” he adds.
They then took R400 and left.
The victim’s friend phoned the police in Mooifontein who immediately searched the area but couldn’t find the suspects. They phoned Mahikeng police who did roadblocks on all roads entering Mahikeng.
“It is alleged that after the suspects left the first tuckshop, they went to another one belonging to another Bangladesh National and demanded money” said police.
They allegedly told him that they are from Potchefstroom and searching for illicit cigarettes. They found two boxes of cigarettes that contained twenty (packets of) cigarettes each. They took R200 and boxes of cigarettes they found at the shop.
It is alleged that after all these robberies they drove to Mahikeng where they were arrested said police.
They will appear on Wednesday at Itsoseng Magistrate’s Court on charges of corruption and common robbery.
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