Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested five suspects who were caught in the act of intimidation and extortion at a construction site at the Umzinto area on Wednesday, 4 December 2024.
Police were patrolling the area when they received reports of intimidation and extortion in progress at a site where there were renovations of a skills centre. When police arrived at the scene, five men were found to be intimidating workers and demanding that the work should stop. The suspects were duly arrested and charged with intimidation and extortion.
Reports indicate that the suspects first went to the construction site on two occasions in November 2024, and allegedly threatened the workers, telling them that no work should be done until a meeting was held between the suspects and those responsible for the renovations at the skills centre. On Wednesday the suspects returned to the site to disrupt the work and police responded quickly, leading to the arrest of the suspects.
The five suspects aged between 30 and 52 will appear in the Vulamehlo Magistrate’s Court in Dududu on Friday, 06 December 2024.
