Two drivers were arrested over the weekend for attempting to bribe police officer Sergeant Mohammad Sufyan to look the other way for various offenses. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
TWO drivers were arrested over the weekend for attempting to bribe police officers to look the other way for various offenses.
Police said a 57-year-old driver was arrested for attempting to bribe a Traffic Police officer on Saturday. The driver, who was caught for using a handphone while driving and other traffic offences, had told police Sergeant Mohammad Sufyan, that he was willing to give cash in return for the officer to look the other way.
The driver even wrote down his handphone number on a piece of paper and handed it over to Sergeant Sufyan, offering to meet the officer to pass him the money. Immediately, Sergeant Sufyan warned the driver that it was an offence to bribe a public servant.
Undeterred, the driver made the offer again. He was promptly arrested.
In a separate incident, a 45-year-old lorry driver was also arrested for trying to bribe a police officer on Sunday at about 12.30am.
Police received a call informing them that a lorry driver appeared to have fainted in his vehicle along Pasir Ris Drive 1.
When station inspector David Tan Boon Leong and his teammate arrived at the scene, a lorry passenger was seen coming out of the vehicle and trying to hail a taxi. The officers stopped him and carried out a check. Three packets of contraband cigarettes were found on him.
The lorry driver was found in a semi-conscious state and smelling strongly of alcohol. A plastic bag containing a white powdery substance, believed to be a controlled drug, was also found.
The driver was arrested for drink driving and possession and consumption of controlled drugs. His passenger was also detained for possession of contraband cigarettes and consumption of controlled drugs.
The driver then told Inspector Tan that he was carrying a large amount of cash, and offered it to the officer in return for letting him off. He was arrested.
Both cases have since been referred to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
