Uchenna Chigioke, a 38-year-old foreign national, appeared in court for trafficking in persons and immigration violations after a police operation led to the rescue of three potential victims in Cape Town.
As authorities continue to clamp down on trafficking in the Western Cape, foreign national Uchenna Chigioke, 38, made his first court appearance after being arrested for trafficking in persons, as well as for contravening the Immigration Act.
Chigioke appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, where the matter was postponed to June 3 for a bail application.
This follows the rescue of three possible victims between the ages of 21 and 26.
Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani said Chigioke was arrested by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of the Hawks Economic Protected Resources team (EPR), Law Enforcement SSIMS Unit, metro police, metro police K9 Unit, as well as the Department of Home Affairs when they swooped on a house in Brooklyn, Milnerton.
