Customs officer arrested on suspicion of official corruption
BONAIRE – Onder leiding van het Openbaar Ministerie BES stelt de Rijksrecherche sinds enige tijd een strafrechtelijk onderzoek in naar ambtelijke corruptie door een douaneambtenaar van de Belastingdienst/Douane Caribisch Nederland.
Within the framework of the investigation, today February 7th, 2022, under the direction of the examining magistrate (RC), and in cooperation with the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force (KPCN), searches were conducted on Bonaire. It concerns a search in the customs office and a residential home. A 56-year-old customs officer was arrested. During the searches, documents and data carriers were seized in the interests of the investigation. The investigation is still in full swing.
As of August 2020, the Rijksrecherche is permanently present in the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) with Bonaire as its base. The working method of the Rijksrecherche is stated on the website www.rijksrecherche.nl.