Two Somali citizens who were being held for ransom were freed by the Germiston SAPS, last Friday.
The police officers received information that the two men had been abducted and were being held for ransom money at a house in Le Cateau Street, Delville.
“They went to the address and found three Somalians and, while searching the premises, they discovered the two abducted Somalians,” said WO André de Jager, spokesman for the Germiston SAPS.
“The two men were abducted on the R59 highway near Vereeniging.”
The police officers arrested six suspects, aged between 24 and 48, and also recovered an unlicensed firearm and a small bag of money.
The suspects were detained at the Germiston Police Station and will be facing charges of abduction and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
The arresting officers were Consts Themba Zwane, Bongani Ngcutsha, Thou Selolo and Pontsho Raseala.
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