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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A Gauteng businessperson, who was kidnapped on 7 January, was rescued by police and reunited with his family on Thursday.<\/p>\n

National police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe said the joint operation unit arrested six men suspected of being members of a kidnapping syndicate targeting businesspeople for ransom in the province.<\/p>\n

Mathe said the team had been tracking the group and had already it linked to 16 cases.<\/p>\n

Police clamped down on several addresses linked to the group, including in Jeppe, Helderwyk, Brackenhurst and Daveyton.<\/p>\n

They seized five luxury cars, including two BMWs, two Mercedes Benz sedans and a Toyota Urban Cruiser. They also confiscated 20 cellphones and 30 portable GPS tracking devices, among other items.<\/p>\n

National police commissioner Fannie Masemola had a strong message for criminal syndicates: “Our message is clear: the SAPS is coming for all criminals. Either they make our lives easy by handing themselves in, or we fetch them ourselves.”<\/p>\n

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