Three police officers and a member of the neighborhood watch from Beitbridge were arrested after being paid off with $2 400 fake notes as a bribe by a suspected cattle rustler.
The four officers had been pestering the man for money after promising to tamper with evidence in a case where he was arrested for stealing 13 cattle.
Police officers Clayton Dube (29), Nigel Gurure (26), Taurai Mavoko (32) and Luckson Ndou who is a member of the Police Special Constabulary unit, were arrested by police detectives on Monday afternoon after a trap was set for them.
They were arrested soon after receiving the money and charged with criminal abuse of office.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges and were remanded to April 5 on $200 bail pending trial.
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