The Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), has announced that it has been tasked with investigating the kidnapping of the accused Cape gang boss, who was kidnapped by a Colombian cartel with an R50 million ransom demand, Cape {town} Etc reports.
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Peter Jaggers, from Kriefgat in Cape Town, was accused of stealing R1 billion in cocaine, and reports circulated that he had been assassinated by the cartel.
According to IOL, this comes after Hawks’ Colonel Katlego Mogale stated that they were examining the issue, which was at a delicate stage, and could not speak further.
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‘The case has since been transferred to the ORTIA (Oliver Tambo International Airport) SAPS. The Johannesburg-based Hawks’ South Africa Narcotics Bureau is entrusted with the case and it is still under investigation.’
Jaggers, the suspected Terrible Josters gang boss, has been missing since July 4 at the Emperor’s Hotel in Gauteng. He was attending a meeting with a business partner when he was allegedly kidnapped by a Colombian cartel in South America.
The ransom demand was allegedly made to his family.
He was also believed to have been taken with others. News24 named William Peterson as a victim, but authorities have not confirmed this.
Jaggers is allegedly associated with the missing vessel known as ‘The Berta Fishing Experience,’ which made news in March after six fishermen went missing for several hours at sea. It was assumed that the soldiers had ran out of petrol.
One of Jaggers’ cousins was among those present, although his name has been concealed for safety reasons.
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