Two women kidnapped in the Eastern Cape were released earlier this week with a screenshot of one of the victims aiding the operation
.Police have made significant progress this week in crushing the operations of a kidnapping syndicate.
Key information in breaking the case is believed to have been obtained by chance through the sloppy exchange of digital information by the suspects.Alize van der Merwe and an unnamed Chinese national were kidnapped three days apart earlier in September. Four suspects were shot and killed on Monday 23 September, with another was injured in an operation carried out in Qobogobo.The following day, the kidnapped women were released. “Both victims were unharmed and no ransom was paid to the syndicate,” stated Warrant Officer Nkohli.
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