Seven to appear in court for bus 'protection racket'

CAPE TOWN – Six men and a woman are expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with disrupting long-distance buses across three provinces.

The seven were arrested at the weekend in a coordinated operation across Cape Town, Matatiele and Mbombela. 

The arrests follow a multidisciplinary coordinated investigation across three provinces, spanning over seven years.

The seven aged between 35 and 65 will face 124 charges involving extortion, intimidation and protection money. 

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