Durban business accomplice arrested for trafficking in persons
A 48-year-old suspect handed himself over to the authorities at Durban North Police Station in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Thursday.
According to police reports, the said man will be facing charges of trafficking in persons, sexual assault and kidnapping when he appears in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday (today).
The case stems from a 2022 rescue of four young women from Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, who were lured with a fake SIM-card job opportunity and were later forced into sexual exploitation at a Durban North property.
The main suspect, a 65-year-old Durban businessman, was apprehended on 11 August 2026, by the HAWKS, who executed a J50 warrant of arrest.
He appeared briefly in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on 12 August 2026, and the case was postponed to 25 August 2026 for a formal bail application.
The Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team’s probe continues and more suspects linked to the incident will be arrested.
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