{"id":22511,"date":"2021-10-15T13:19:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/?p=22511"},"modified":"2021-10-15T13:19:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:19:53","slug":"new24-suspect-held-as-police-rescue-over-50-young-men-from-home-in-joburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/2021\/10\/15\/new24-suspect-held-as-police-rescue-over-50-young-men-from-home-in-joburg\/","title":{"rendered":"New24                                                     Suspect held as police rescue over 50 young men from home in Joburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ntwaagae Seleka<\/p>\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/southafrica\/news\/just-in-police-rescue-around-50-young-men-from-home-in-johannesburg-20211014\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"652\" src=\"http:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gb190718-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22512\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gb190718-1.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/?attachment_id=22512#main\" class=\"wp-image-22512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gb190718-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gb190718-1-510x333.jpg 510w, https:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gb190718-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/gb190718-1-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>More than 50 young men allegedly smuggled illegally into the country have been rescued in Zakariyya Park.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The victims were from East Africa.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The police acted on a tip-off that led to the house where the victims were kept.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Swift action by Johannesburg-based police officers on Thursday night led to the rescue of more than 50 young men allegedly trafficked from East Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They pounced on a house in Zakariyya Park, Lenasia, where the young men were found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A suspect was also arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undercover officers from Johannesburg Central police station arrived at the house in a convoy of unmarked vehicles. They surrounded the house, and inside they found the group who was mostly barefoot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a police officer at the scene, some were found inside the ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The officer said the youngest victim could be just 11 years of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police reportedly acted on a tip-off after arresting a suspect who led them to the house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some lights inside the house were apparently deliberately removed to prevent suspicious neighbours from noticing what was happening inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The house was rented out to people who are yet to be found, according to residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon seeing the convoy, curious bystanders flocked to the property, chatting about what was happening inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few minutes later, the victims were loaded in police vehicles, including a minibus taxi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first load departed, followed by another one. Neighbours ululated as the police vehicles left the premises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group was taken to Johannesburg Central police station, where they were profiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A neighbour, who refused to be identified, told News24 he had always been suspicious of activities happening on the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I used to see various minibus taxis arriving at the property. I thought that a taxi owner had bought the house. In the past few days, I used to see these boys leaving the house at night, jogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They would leave around 21:00 daily and started running around our neighbourhood. I silently followed them to see where they were running to. They ran barefooted,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not yet clear what the men were doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another neighbour applauded the police for their dedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If they hadn&#8217;t found them here, their bosses were going to bring more and more of them here. It is a fact that they are illegal in the country. The time has arrived that we must know who comes and occupies properties in our neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If we can&#8217;t stand up and form our neighbourhood watch, more and more illegal activities would prevail unabated,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello said they had arrested a man for allegedly smuggling the victims into the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The victims are being profiled. We want to establish their countries of origin and how they ended up in Zakariyya Park,&#8221; Sello added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ntwaagae Seleka https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/southafrica\/news\/just-in-police-rescue-around-50-young-men-from-home-in-johannesburg-20211014 More than 50 young men allegedly smuggled illegally into the country have been rescued in Zakariyya Park. The victims were from East Africa. 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