The SAPS' Special Task Force (STF) rescued a kidnapped Portuguese business owner from his abductors in Soweto during an intelligence-driven operation on Thursday.
The specialised unit led an intelligence-driven operation to rescue the business owner, held captive at the Nancefield Hostel— Police in Gauteng on Thursday freed a Portuguese businessman held captive since last week at the Nancefield hostel in Soweto, Johannesburg.the business owner was abducted outside his premises in South Gate last week.
"On Thursday afternoon, , police executed a takedown and arrested two men suspected of being the getaway vehicle drivers ."
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