Limpopo police officers armed with state-issued firearms were arrested in Mpumalanga after allegedly robbing Ethiopian nationals of R950,000 and illicit cigarettes worth R1.5m.
They were arrested along with a 29-year-old civilian.
Spokesperson for Mpumalanga police Brig Donald Mdhluli said the allegations are that the victims, who are Ethiopian nationals, were asleep when they were attacked by a group of armed suspects on Friday night in Lydenburg.