Two Law enforcement officers attached to City of Cape Town, metal theft unit were arrested this morning (2 December) by members of the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team (SCI) together with City of Cape Town Safety and Security Information Management Services (SSIMS) to face charges of corruption, extortion and business robbery.
The duo were arrested after incidents that took place from 31 January 2025 up until their warranted arrest, according to HAWKS spokesperson W/O Zinzi Hani.
It is believed that the officers were targeting foreign nationals spaza shops requesting their asylum documentation.
“With or without the documents the officers will still demand money. On different occasions the victims paid an amount of R5 000 and R6 000,” says Hani.
It is reported that the two suspects were previously arrested in May 2025 on similar charges and they were subsequently released on bail.
“Furthermore, the investigation revealed that during an arrest of one of the victims the suspects managed to steal cigarettes out of the victims vehicle to the value of over R600 000 while the victim was being processed at Phillipi East police station.
“Following the investigation, the team applied for the warrants of arrest which was subsequently granted by the court.”
The suspect aged 36 and 41 are to appear at the Cape Town Regional Court tomorrow, to face charges of corruption, extortion and business robbery.
“It is reported that the two suspects were previously arrested in May 2025 on similar charges and they were subsequently released on bail,” says Hani.
TygerBurger has approached the City of Cape Town for additional commentary and is currently awaiting a response.
