Gauteng Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni, says they have registered 31 extortion cases, with 23 arrests. He says police, working with metro police and security companies, have put plans in place to crack down on extortion syndicates across the province. Mthombeni has briefed the Gauteng Legislature's Portfolio Committee on Community Safety on the crime statistics between April and June. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
SAPS on a mission to deal with extortion syndicates
Gauteng Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni, says they have registered 31 extortion cases, with 23 arrests. He says police, working with metro police and security companies, have put plans in place to crack down on extortion syndicates across the province. Mthombeni has briefed the Gauteng Legislature's Portfolio Committee on Community Safety on the crime statistics between April and June. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.