A truck transporting liquor was intercepted at the intersection of the R80 and N4. The driver was stopped by two individuals on motorcycles, while three additional vehicles blocked the truck. The suspects on the motorcycles removed the victim from the truck and handed him over to the occupants of the […]
Tag: Kidnapping
Businessman rescued and R300 million worth of drugs seized
Police have rescued a businessman and arrested eight kidnappers, including three Tanzanian nationals in Johannesburg. The businessman was kidnapped on the 5th of July 2024 at a mosque in Helderkruin, Roodepoort. He was rescued at a house in Lenasia on Wednesday. The SAPS anti- kidnapping task team has been working […]
Truck driver who allegedly faked his hijacking and kidnapping in Breyten appeared in Ermelo Magistrate
The truck driver who allegedly faked his hijacking and kidnapping in Breyten last month, October 2023 appeared in Ermelo Magistrates’ Court today, Monday 27 November 2023. The suspect Nkosana Glen Mathebula (37) was remanded in custody following further investigation. Mathebula allegedly opened a case of hijacking and further alleged that […]
Truck driver to appear in court for the alleged kidnapping of a 24-year-old woman
A 44-year-old truck driver is expected to appear before the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 02 October 2023, for the alleged kidnapping of a 24-year-old woman. According to information, a man and his wife hitch hiked on a truck from Bela-Bela en-route to Klerksdorp on Wednesday evening, 27 September 2023. […]
Truck driver rescued and two alleged kidnappers arrested
A truck driver (42) who became a victim of kidnapping has been rescued today, 16 December 2022 in Komatipoort. Two suspects aged 25 and 28 were nabbed. The truck driver from the country of Zimbabwe was kidnapped on Thursday 15 December 2022 around 03:00 near Libombo Boarder in Komatipoort. According […]
Search for truck driver’s kidnappers continues
Police in Mpumalanga is investigating a case of kidnapping after a 33-year-old man was kidnapped by four suspects in Komatipoort on 09 December 2022. The victim alleged that at about 03:30 on the said day while he was queuing with other trucks to cross Lebombo Port of Entry from South […]
Truck driver returned alive after being kidnapped
The police in Komatipoort are investigating a kidnapping incident in which a male truck driver (33) originally from the Eastern Cape Province was reportedly kidnapped near Libombo Boarder in Komatipoort on Thursday, 08 December 2022. According to the report, on the said day, the truck driver is said to have […]
Truck driver kidnapped during hijacking
SAPS Swartkops detectives are appealing to the community for their assistance in tracing the driver of a white Iveco truck with registration number CLY82592, suspected to be kidnapped early on Friday, 22 April 2022. According to police information, the driver of the truck was approached by two armed men at […]
Driver reportedly kidnapped from a truck by suspects on the R61 near Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape
Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) was contacted telephonically this evening (Monday 17/05/2021) by Sangeeve Sooknunan, a resident of Verulam in Kwazulu Natal. Sooknunan is seeking assistance in locating 40 year old Shailendra Deon Rambhajan (pictured) who was kidnapped from a truck by suspects on the R61 near Cofimvaba in the […]
Suspect to appear before court for possession of a hijacked truck, kidnapping and other charges
A 39-year-old man is expected to appear at the Middelburg Magistrate’s Court tomorrow, Wednesday 11 November 2020, facing various charges, including the hijacking of a truck as well as kidnapping. His appearance stems from an incident that occurred yesterday, Monday, 09 November 2020, in the afternoon where an official from […]