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Thirty-three alleged human trafficking found hidden a bedroom.

Thirty-three alleged human trafficking victims were found hidden in one bedroom in a Benoni house

KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda  said 33 people, suspected to be victims of human trafficking, were rescued at a house in Gauteng on Sunday evening.

KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the victims were allegedly “found stashed in one room at a house in Benoni”.

“Detectives from KwaZulu-Natal were tracing a suspect in connection with a case where a foreign national was kidnapped in Springfield Park last week,” Netshiunda said.

Investigations led the police to a house in Boksburg and working together with other national police specialised units, the house was tactically penetrated and 33 male victims were found cramped in the house and one suspect was arrested.”

Netshiunda said the ages of the victims were yet to be confirmed.

“The suspect will appear in court soon,” concluded Netshiunda.

Meanwhile, another incident, Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA) Mike Masiapato has confirmed that it intercepted 443 children, under the age of eight, who were trafficked from Zimbabwe into South Africa.



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