SAPS | 178 extortion convictions since 2019

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Over 6 000 incidents of extortion were reported to police between April 2019 and March 2024. Of those, over 2 300 arrests were made, with 178 convictions. The SAPS revealed these numbers to the Police Portfolio Committee, while sharing its multi-disciplinary extortion intervention plan with MPs. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.