( CNN ) A New York City detective has been suspended after being accused of stealing $ 3,000 during an illegal cigarettes raid , according to police spokesman Stephen Davis . Surveillance video obtained by CNN affiliate News 12 Brooklyn appears to show Det . Ian Cyrus stashing cash in a bag before leaving the Yemen Deli and Grocery store in Brooklyn last Friday . The detectives had arrested two employees for selling loose cigarettes , according to News 12 Brooklyn . Ali Abdullah , the store 's manager , noticed the money was gone from a box , but assumed it was taken by one of his employees . When he checked the cameras he could n't believe what he saw , he told News 12 Brooklyn . Cyrus , who is under investigation by the internal affairs bureau , could not be reached for comment . His supervisor Sgt . Fritz Glemaud , who was heading the raid , was placed on modified duty , Davis said .
New York police detective Ian Cyrus has been suspended pending internal investigation . The NYPD said it is investigating the incident and that a review of its policies will be conducted.