MOSCOW, April 23 - RAPSI. Police task forces detained an Interior Ministry captain suspected of receiving a $40,170 bribe in Moscow at 8pm on Sunday, the Interior Ministry reported on Monday.

"The police captain extorted the money from a car salesman, allegedly to help him avoid reprisal," the message reads.

The case materials have been submitted for investigation. The Interior Ministry department of the police captain in question is also under scrutiny.

The captain will be fired over this matter and the heads of department will be held strictly responsible, the Interior Ministry reported.