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 intensify their efforts to combat trafficking in the Western Cape, Uchenna Chigioke, a 38-year-old foreign national, appeared in court for the first time following his arrest for trafficking in persons and violating the Immigration Act.
Chigioke's hearing took place at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, where the case 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.
