Bouncers, bullies, and crime syndicates: Report lifts lid on Cape Town’s extortion rings

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Bouncers, bullies, and crime syndicates: Report lifts lid on Cape Town’s extortion rings
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In a report released by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) in April, the four main extortion economies - night time extortion in the CBD, construction mafia, township, and transport, were examined thoroughly, and how Cape Town has emerged as the epicentre of this growing pandemic.

In a report released by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime in April, the four main extortion economies - night time extortion in the CBD, construction mafia, township, and transport, were examined thoroughly, and how Cape Town has emerged as the epicentre of this growing pandemic.

In court papers of a pending matter filed at the Western Cape High Court, Colin had complained his own brother had brought 27 gang members which included alleged gang boss, William ‘Red’ Stevens, who was the cause of problems.Court documents further reveal Modack and Colin started a hostile takeover of the clubs from Lifman and Donkie.Red, who was assassinated before he could go on trial, allegedly volunteered his men to take the clubs back by force.

The report stated Stanfield has allegedly developed his own brand of construction extortion and has seemingly become a prominent player in the extortion of infrastructure projects. Stanfield and his wife remain in custody since their arrest in September 2023. The charges include car theft, cellphone robbery, and fraud.The City of Cape Town has three mother bodies: the Mitchells Plain Taxi Association, Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association , and the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association .

He faces 31 charges, including 18 counts of murder, five counts of attempted murder, several counts of illegal possession of a firearm, and the illegal possession of ammunition. He is also charged with dealing in and possession of drugs and has been charged under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act .

Anti-Gang Unit detective Charl Kinnear, who was gunned down outside his Bishop Lavis home in September 2020, had been investigating a gun racket involving Modack and high-ranking police officers It said he became involved in the construction sector around 2015, sometime before the emergence of the construction mafia in Cape Town.The report said there were allegations that a network of companies linked to Stanfield and the 28s gang were involved in tendering for government contracts.

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