Africa-Press – Mozambique. The Provincial Office for Combating Corruption in Maputo province is investigating the alleged involvement of agents of the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) in the extortion of a foreign citizen, the institution’s spokeswoman, Sheila Nhamtumbo, reports.
The Tanzanian citizen was arrested on suspicion of being the alleged owner of 19.5 kilograms of an opium-type drug, derived from methamphetamine and heroin.
The drug was found recently on a Mozambican citizen trying to enter the country through the Ressano Garcia border crossing in Maputo province.
The agents allegedly requested a sum of US$150,000 plus four luxury vehicles from the Tanzanian citizen in exchange for his freedom.
