ANC councillor in Beaufort West bust for 'money laundering'

An ANC councillor has been arrested for money laundering after he was allegedly caught running a loan-shark business.

The Beaufort West municipality councillor was arrested on Tuesday. The police organised crime branch allegedly found him at an ATM in possession of Sassa grant cards.

Western Cape police are yet to confirm the arrest but TimesLIVE has seen a confirmatory message sent by ANC Central Karoo regional secretary Collin Meyer to party members. In his message Meyer names the councillor.

“The ANC in the Central Karoo Region has noted the arrest of [the councillor] by the organised crime branch of the SAPS yesterday in the Beaufort West municipality area. We still need to be fully briefed on the matter however the arrest has been confirmed,” the message reads.  

“The ANC does not condone any acts of criminality, [the councillor] will be subjected to ANC internal processes regarding matters of misconduct and bringing the ANC into disrepute. The ANC requests the community and members of the organisation to allow the law to take its course.”