Extortion
It is alleged that police received a complaint of extortion.
According to an incident report seen by IOL, the man was in his business/supermarket when he was approached by the four policemen.
He said one of the cops introduced himself and said he was based in Durban Central SAPS.
It is further alleged that the police started to search the premises and they confiscated stock of cigarettes and loaded all the stock in their vehicle.
The businessman’s firearm was allegedly confiscated by the cop.
The shop owner was then driven to Phoenix SAPS where a R100 000 payment was allegedly demanded for his release.
The complainant’s wife allegedly managed to raise just under R80 000 and a drop-off point was negotiated, which was later changed to Ottawa, near Verulam.…