Seven members of Illium’s Nos Astra Police Department have been arrested, today, on charges of blackmail and misuse of police equipment. The officers, led by Captain Nifla Telheim, are accused of illegally using police surveillance equipment to spy on wealthy Nos Astra residents. Captain Telheim and her fellow officers would allegedly gather information on embarrassing or illicit activities, which they would then use as blackmail against the subjects of the surveillance. This behavior came to light after Fraga Libos, a Salarian Union citizen with a home and trade operations on Illium, was arrested on separate charges and revealed that he had been making regular payments to Telheim in return for her silence. A Nos Astra PD spokesperson told reporters that the department plans to take steps to rebuild public confidence, and said, “Rest assured, all members of the blackmail ring are in custody.”