A Rotterdam police worker was paid $15,000 for confidential information about the force’s plans to buy new pepper spray supplies to someone working for an American manufacturer in 2002, according to US justice officials.

The case is part of a wider investigation into corruption involving the company, based in Jacksonville, Florida, the New York Times reports.
In addition to the Dutch angle, the company is also accused of paying a UN agent more than $200,000 in commissions and paying a bribe in exchange for the purchase of fingerprint ink pads by Nigeria’s election commission.
US prosecutors put the value of the Dutch contract at $2.4m.
A Dutch police spokesman told the Telegraaf on Sunday the force is not aware of the US investigation.