Police woman Alexis Scott told passengers at Gatwick Airport they had to handover money they were travelling with.
But then she held onto it and hid it under her policewoman's hat.
Scott, 39, from Plumstead, London, has now been jailed for six-and-a-half years after appearing at Canterbury Crown Court.
She had previously admitted misconduct in public office offence and theft.
Deputy Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney said: "Sussex Police expects the highest personal and professional standards of everyone who works for us. Scott fell woefully short of those standards, abusing the trust that we had placed in her, but more importantly, the trust of the public and in particular, the victims of her crimes.
"Passengers and other users of Gatwick Airport rightly expect that those who wear the uniform of Sussex Police do so with integrity and honesty. Scott failed in this simple requirement and has been duly punished, but this mustn't be allowed to reflect upon the professionalism, honesty and integrity of other employees of Sussex Police who work tirelessly and selflessly around the clock."
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