The anti-kidnapping task team of the South African Police Services (SAPS) in Gauteng arrested 14 suspects in Greenstone Park and Sandton, Johannesburg, yesterday. The suspects, which include three Chinese nationals and two Mozambicans, allegedly kidnapped a Zimbabwean businessman near his workplace on Sunday.
Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe announced that the anti-kidnapping task team, along with other SAPS units and private security partners, successfully located the victim safe and alive at an address in Diepkloof, Soweto. The team apprehended the first eight suspects at an apartment in Greenstone Park and captured the remaining suspects in Sandton.
Police seized multiple speed point machines, a large sum of cash withdrawn from the victim’s bank account, and two firearms. One of the firearms was stolen during a house robbery in Linden in 2023. In recent months, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has intercepted several kidnappers linked to syndicates that target businessmen for ransom.
