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06/08/2017: JMPD K9 apprehends suspects for human trafficking
On the evening of the 3rd of August the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department K9 Unit arrested two individuals for suspicion of human trafficking and rescued four women between the ages of 20 to 30 old in a joint operation at Rider Street in Randburg.
After the receiving a tip off, the Office of the JMPD K9 Unit traced the suspects to a house in Randburg where two Nigerian national suspects and the four female victims were found. One of the women is from Riverlea and while the other three are from the Northern Cape.
The four women confirmed to the police that they were raped and photos of them wearing nothing but lingerie were taken by force, their semi-nude photos were then posted on a website called “Red Velvet” to solicit prostitution business. The women also say that they have been held captive at the premises against their will.
Member of Mayoral Committee for Public Safety, Councillor Michael Sun is shocked at the ordeal these women had gone through, he says “We will not tolerate such heinous acts of crime to be done to our sisters. We will continue to bring down these criminal syndicates and do all we can to ensure that they receive the harshest jail sentence possible”.
JMPD together with other law enforcement agencies will clamp down on brothels and human trafficking within the City, the crime of forcing young girls and women into prostitution must be arrested.
The women have since been taken to a place of safety by the SAPS and one of them has reunited with her parents.
The two suspects are currently being detained at the Randburg Police Station to face criminal prosecution.
Councillor Micheal Sun
Member of the Mayoral Committee: Public Safety
For more details please contact:
Luyanda Longwe
Stakeholder Manager: Office of the MMC for Public Safety
Email: luyandalo@joburg.org.za
Cell: 061 4960 536
