Colombian police officer in hospital after swallowing extorted banknotes

Grey-faced officer pleaded his innocence after anti-corruption police allegedly caught him in the act of extorting businessman A Colombian police officer has been admitted to hospital after swallowing a wad of banknotes he extorted from a businessman. The officer had demanded payments in return for not arresting his victim on trumped-up charges - but did not know that the businessman had already reported the shakedown to Colombia's anti-kidnapping and extortion unit.