A tip-off to police led to a constable being arrested and about R500 000 worth of dagga being seized from a police vehicle on Tuesday, eastern Free State police said.
Superintendent Motarafi Ntepe said the Bloemfontein dog unit was tipped off that a police vehicle was about to load and transport dagga in the Ficksburg area.
”On Tuesday, at about 12.30am, 10 km from Ficksburg, they noticed the police bakkie travelling in the direction of Rosendal.”
Ntepe said the driver of the bakkie sped off when he realised he had been spotted.
The bakkie was chased for about 30km until it was found parked on the premises of Rosendal police station.
The driver, who was trying to run away, was stopped and the vehicle searched.
Three bags of dagga were found on the front seat and another 16 bags at the back of the bakkie.
Ntepe said the constable (23), from the Rosendal police station, was in full uniform and on duty when he was arrested.
”This kind of corrupt police official does not have a place in the South African Police Service,” Free State police Commissioner Amon Mashigo said in statement.
”We are not going to tolerate this kind of behaviour in the police service,” he said. — Sapa