Criminal Syndicate: Hawks official arrested for kidnappings linked to Gqeberha prosecutor murder accused
In a bizarre twist of events, a police official attached to the Hawks was arrested and linked to an alleged violent organised crime group charged with at least two kidnappings and the murder of Gqeberha prosecutor Tracy Brown.
A police official attached to the Hawks, Xolani Busakwe, has been arrested and linked to at least two kidnappings and the murder of Gqeberha prosecutor Tracy Brown. Busakwe, a warrant officer in the Hawks' Cyber Crime Unit, was apprehended after an intensive investigation by his colleagues. The investigation led to the arrest of five men accused of violent crimes, including the murder of Brown, in Nelson Mandela Bay.
One of the men in the dock was Busakwe's brother, Ayabulela Busakwe. The kidnappings occurred in June and August 2025, with the victims being Lindsay Knowlden and Theresa Minnie, both of whom were released after ransom demands were met. The connection between the kidnappings and Brown's murder was established in September 2025, leading to Busakwe's arrest and court appearance.
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