11/06/2013

Two Prison Officers Arrested By Operation Elveden

Two serving prison officers have been arrested in connection with payments made to public officlals, bringing the total number of Operation Elveden arrests to 69,

A 52-year-old man and a 26-year-old man were arrested in Kent around 06:00 on Tuesday morning. The older man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office, and the younger man on suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office and money laundering.

They are being held at separate police stattions.

Operation Elveden is a Metropolitan police investigation into payments made by journalists to public officials.

(MH/CD)

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