On the morning of 12 March 2022, at 10:00, members of various units from Ladysmith were performing policing duties at the Tugela Toll Plaza when they pulled over a minibus taxi with fifteen passengers.
Upon searching the passenger’s luggage, police officers found a black bag containing four laptops and a silver bag containing one laptop. All the laptops were wrapped in clear plastic.
On initial investigation it was discovered that both the bags belonged to a Malawian national. Upon questioning him he could not produce any paperwork or documents to verify ownership of the said laptops.
The man then called two of the police officers to the side and offered them one thousand in cash to let him go. The police officers seized the money and immediately arrested him.
The suspects was taken to Besters police station where he was charged for possession of suspected stolen property and bribery.
The laptops and money were handed in at the police station as exhibits.
The suspect will appear in Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court.
