23-05-2025
Bank executive and two others rescued from suspected kidnapping syndicate in Gauteng
Police believe they've 'dismantled' a suspected kidnapping syndicate after officers rescued a bank executive and one other person who were tied up at a house in Tembisa, Gauteng, on Thursday.
They tracked down a third person after the kidnappers released him.
It is alleged that the syndicate hijacked people, kidnapped them and withdrew large sums of money from their bank accounts.
According to national police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, the police's Anti-Kidnapping Task Team arrested four of the suspected syndicate members.
Mathe said: 'The first suspect was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport while boarding a flight to Durban.'
The others were arrested in Tembisa 'and found in possession of two stolen vehicles' allegedly used to hijack and kidnap the victims, she added.
'The bank executive's Mercedes-Benz was recovered in Ivory Park,' she said.
