Five arrests for mafia activities in construction sector in uMsunduzi

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of intimidation and disturbance at a construction site at uMsunduzi in KZN on Saturday.

The suspects were arrested by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Reaction Task Team, which was set up to curb the activities of the construction mafia.

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Colonel Robert Netshiunda, spokesperson for the KZN police, said police had responded to reports of a group of people disrupting activities at a construction site where a bridge is under construction in uMsunduzi.

Upon arrival at the scene, police arrested the five suspects and charged them with intimidation and disrupting a construction site.

“The five suspects, aged between 28 and 44, will appear in Camperdown District Court on Monday,” Netshiunda said.