WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao Police Corps announced on Sunday that several police officers have been arrested. In their press release, the Police Corps does not mention how many exactly, but several media reported that 5 or 6 officers were arrested on Sunday morning.
On January 13, these officers were involved in a house search without a warrant. During this raid, the took various items with them including money and drugs. The owner of these items said he was never arrested and wanted to know what happened to his money. For this reason, he filed a complaint.
The Department of Internal Affairs launched an investigation which culminated in the arrest of these officers.