Maputo — Two members of the Mozambican riot police (FIR) have been arrested for attempting to extort money from a citizen in the western province of Tete, reports Tuesday's issue of the Beira daily paper "Diario de Mocambique".
According to Tete provincial police spokesperson Jaime Bazo, the two FIR agents pretended to be members of the Criminal Investigation Police (PIC). They accused their victim of illegally selling precious stones, and threatened to arrest him if he did not pay them 1,000 meticais (about 40 US dollars).
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