IPOH: Police detained a Penang Customs officer suspected of
soliciting bribes from two grocery shop owners in return for not taking
action against them for selling contraband cigarettes.
Perak
police chief Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the 39-year-old man was
arrested at a roadblock near the Trong police station at 5.30 pm
yesterday following a report from one of the victims.
The victim
claimed that the suspect had solicited RM500 from him at his shop
yesterday and had previously demanded RM1,000, he said.
“The
victim refused to pay and told the man they could discuss the matter at
the Changkat Jering police station. But on the way there the suspect
drove off in his Perodua Myvi car,” he said after the monthly gathering
at the Perak Police contingent headquarters today.
According to
Mohd Shukri, 40 minutes later the suspect drove the same car to another
grocery shop at Sungai Kerang, Taiping and took RM300 from the second
victim.
He said investigation on the Perodua Myvi registration had
revealed that it belonged to the suspect and Penang Customs identified
him as one of their officers.
“We seized some cash and his Customs authorisation card,” he said.
The man has been handed over to the Taiping Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today for further action, he said. – BERNAMA
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