A CORRUPT immigration officer from Belvedere who tried to sell a seized passport has been jailed.
Folobi Babs Oluwaseum Carew of Parsonage Manorway, was given a three-year sentence at Blackfriars Crown Court today and will serve a minimum of 18 months.
The 41-year-old, known as Babs Carew, was found guilty of bribery on Tuesday (September 23) following a covert operation by the Met.
The investigation into Carew by anti-corruption officers began when they arrested a man who had out-stayed his UK entry visa.
The man told them Carew had offered to return his passport to him for £1,000 after it had been seized by the Immigration and Nationality Department.
Using the passport holder as a sting, officers set up a surveillance operation at Blackheath station on October 11 last year and recorded Carew taking £500 from the man.
Investigating Officer Detective Inspector Nick Joyce said: "Babs Carew actively sought the bribe by approaching the passport holder and offering to return the seized passport to him for a fee.
"I am pleased that, with the support of the Immigration Service, this investigation has stopped the activities of a corrupt official who sought to make money by abusing his position."
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