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Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they are concerned about the rising number of extortion cases. The area of Verulam, north of Durban, is said to have reported the highest number of extortion cases.
The most common cases involve criminals demanding protection money from businesses, construction sites or ordinary individuals.
Police say most victims are threatened with death or defamation of character if payment is not made.
Police Spokesperson Robert Netshiunda has encouraged victims to report such cases.
“We would encourage the victims to report any kind of extortion cases because sometimes these cases happen in the communities but they don’t come to the police. It is known who the person is; he is probably the boss in the area, known that he is extorting money from the businesses, people and construction site, but nobody says anything about them,” says Netshiunda.
