SAPS pounce on Portuguese fugitive in uMhlanga

A CONVICTED fraudster, wanted by the Portuguese government, was arrested in uMhlanga over the weekend.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) pounced on Joao Manuel de Oliveira Rendeiro after he absconded from Portugal after he was convicted for a multi-million dollar fraud case.

Before he escaped the country, he was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment.

Provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said the development came after the Head of the Judicial Police of Portugal alerted the SAPS National Commissioner.

“Members from the Interpol NCB in Pretoria, acting on an Interpol Red Notice, traced the fugitive to a location in uMhlanga Rocks, where he was arrested at 07:00. The fugitive was initially scheduled to make his first appearance at the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday as part of his extradition process. The matter has since been moved to the Verulam Magistrate’s Court,” Naidoo said.

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