Rs 5 million reward money granted from July 2016 to June 2017

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Reward money to informers and police officers was granted 34 times for a total amount of Rs 5,502,520 for the period July 2016 to June 2017.

The Prime Minister, Mr Pravind Jugnauth, recalled that reward money to informers was instrumental in assisting the Police in the fight against drug trafficking and other crimes, and that it was in line with Police Standing Order No. 122. He stated that according to information obtained from the Acting Commissioner of Police, the allocation of reward money was undertaken as follows:

  • Rs 254,270 to police officers posted to the ADSU in respect of 631 cases of uprooting of cannabis plants;
  • Rs 95,350 to personnel of Police Helicopter Squadron;
  • Rs 516,000 to those falling in the grade of Inspector of Police/Police Sergeant acting as in charge field teams and above posted to ADSU;
  • Rs 3,686,900 to informers of ADSU; and
  • Rs 950,000 to informers of the Central Criminal Investigation Department (CCID).