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A KZN man who allegedly posed as mayor has been arrested for extortion.
A 28-year-old man is detained after being arrested for impersonating the mayor of a municipality and offering a woman an offer in exchange for 200,000 rand in advance.
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Officers from the Provincial Organized Crime Unit and the Metropolitan Police arrested the man on Saturday at Berea in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
According to police spokesman Colonel Thembeka Mbele: “The woman became suspicious and reported the incident to the police after being instructed to put the cash in a plastic bag and wait for further instructions at a taxi rank. Police intercepted the suspect after receiving the money he had ordered the woman to put in a container at the taxi rank. The cash he had accepted was recovered from his possession. “
The man was taken to Durban Central Police Station and charged with extortion.
He is expected to appear in Durban Magistrates Court on Monday.
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