Guardia Civil officers 'took bribes from passengers' for letting banned items through customs at Málaga airport
Sunday, February 16, 2014 @ 6:26 PM
FOURTEEN Guardia Civil officers on duty at Málaga airport have been found guilty by a jury of requesting and accepting cash bribes from passengers to allow certain items through into the departure lounge which were either banned or, in other cases, the carrier believed them to be prohibited.
A Chinese national has also been found guilty of the same offence, and three other police officers acquitted.
They will now face fines and suspension of employment, plus a ban on working in the force for a set number of years.
The jury heard that the accused officers asked airline travellers for money in exchange for not confiscating goods they tried to take through the X-rays at the entrance to the departure gates, at the end of 2005.
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