Two Limpopo police officers have been handed suspended prison sentences after pleading guilty to breaking into a police storeroom and attempting to steal confiscated cigarettes.
SAPS announced the conviction on Monday, five days after Sgt Maenetja Ednah and Const Kgatla Lazarus were sentenced in the Tzaneen regional court on Wednesday.
The two officers, both attached to Modjadjiskloof police station, were convicted of housebreaking with intent to steal and attempted theft, as well as malicious damage to property.
