The police's determination to combat kidnap-for-ransoms saw a midnight takedown operation that led to the rescue of a Gauteng businessman.
Six people were arrested, including a 43-year-old man believed to be the mastermind behind a number of kidnapping cases in the province, said police spokesperson Col Athlenda Mathe.An unlicensed AK47 rifle and 9mm firearm, ammunition, a hijacked VW Polo allegedly used in the kidnapping of the businessman, military grade signal jammers and various vehicle registration number plates were seized.
The six suspects face charges of kidnapping, extortion, money laundering, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition and possession of a hijacked motor vehicle. Mathe said the businessman, from Lenasia, has been safely reunited with his family three days after he was kidnapped. Luqman Kazi, 34, was grabbed while on his way to work on Tuesday."After the kidnapping, a multidisciplinary team was assembled to rescue the victim and apprehend the kidnappers."At the first address, in Lawley, police found and rescued the victim. The other properties were in Lenasia.
In an unrelated case, Mathe said an intelligence-driven operation led to the rescue of four Bangladeshis in Betrams, Johannesburg.TimesLIVE
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