Continued interventions and the collecting of intelligence to curb extortion in the Western Cape yielded success when four males were arrested on extortion related charges on Thursday, 13 Fe... Read more
Taxi operators that target motorists who pick up hitchhikers and demand thousands of rand as a “fine” have been warned by Eastern Cape transport MEC Xolile Nqatha that their perm... Read more
The SAPS in Carolina has made a major breakthrough today, 09 January 2025 and arrested seven male suspects, aged between 38 and 46 in connection with an extortion related incident at a certa... Read more
Police officers who are members of the Operation Vala UMgodi have arrested nine suspects in connection with cases of extortion, murder and armed robberies during an operation on Tuesday, 15... Read more
This comes after four other men – three of them also police officers – were nabbed by the DPCI’s Serious Corruption Investigation unit on Sunday. They had apparently extort... Read more
Police from Gauteng Organised Crime Investigation Unit and Johannesburg Metro Police Department arrested four suspects for extortion and intimidation in Johannesburg CBD on Monday, 09 Septem... Read more
Did you know that making others pay a “protection fee” is a criminal offence? Don’t be a victim! Report any extortion attempts to the South African Police Service immediate... Read more
Three suspects aged between 33 and 34 will appear before Cathcart Magistrates’ court on 18 December 2023 on charges of extortion. The trio was arrested by the Kidnapping Task team of t... Read more
Six suspects between the ages of 33 and 41 are expected to appear in court following their arrest on charges of kidnapping, extortion, hijacking as well as human trafficking. Alarm was raise... Read more
The Provincial Kidnapping Task Team of the Hawks under East London based Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) in collaboration with the Provincial Local Record Centre (LCRC) as well... Read more
