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Media Statement SOWETO – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested a 23-year-old woman and a Mozambican national in Moroka, Soweto, on Thursday, 30 January 2025, on charges of kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice following an intelligence-driven operation. The woman was reported kidnapped in Randburg on 23 January 2025 after which a ransom demand was made to her family. A multidisciplinary team comprising of the SAPS’ Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Crime Intelligence, Gauteng Provincial Investigation Unit (PIU), Johannesburg Flying Squad, and Randburg Detectives, with support from private security companies acted on intelligence regarding the suspect’s location. The operation led the team to an identified address in Moroka, where both the supposed victim and her alleged kidnapper were found. Further investigation revealed that the kidnapping had been staged by the woman and the kidnapper. Both were subsequently arrested. The investigation remains ongoing. Ends
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