Seven Cape Town police officers arrested for extortion in two shops owned by Chinese nationals

Seven police officers have been arrested after allegedly extorting money from two shops owned by Chinese nationals in Milnerton, Cape Town, in the Western Cape.Provincial spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut, said the officers were arrested on Sunday.“It is alleged that the members, accompanied by a suspect in civilian clothes, took an undisclosed amount of cash from the two shops, allegedly as protection money.“The incident was reported to police and members of the Anti-Corruption Unit and Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit detectives acted swiftly and apprehended the suspects…