Five police officers arrested at the Polokwane International Airport

Five police officers stationed at the Polokwane International Airport have been arrested in connection with corruption and defeating the ends of justice.

Following the arrests, the Limpopo Police Commissioner, Jan Scheepers, again emphasised the province’s zero tolerance policy for crime committed by police officers.

The officers are expected to appear in court tomorrow.

Scheepers says it’s sad to see young SAPS being involved in acts of criminality.

“It’s sad that we see our young members doing corruption and not honouring the badge and not honouring the organization and not honouring our communities.

They thought we made a joke when we said we will change blue uniforms for an orange one.

It was not a joke.

In this province, we are dedicated, together with my whole management team.

If you are corrupt and you’re wearing the blue uniform, we will change it to an orange one.

That’s it,” says Scheepers.

“It’s a sad day when we see young people with a bright future in front of them doing criminal activities, but you cannot fight crime when you have criminals in your own rank.

It cannot happen,” he adds.