Four individuals, who are already in pre-trial detention, were charged last week with the crimes of kidnapping, criminal association and money laundering and the case has already been referred to the Maputo City Judicial Court.

The information was released last Friday by the Central Office for Combating Organized and Transnational Crime.

According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, during the investigation into criminal case no. 14/GCCCOT/2022, it emerged that the four defendants were part of a criminal group dedicated to kidnapping and money laundering.

"The accused were arrested following an investigation into the crime of kidnapping that took place on June 30, 2022, in the city of Maputo, Rua das Rosas, Polana Caniço A neighborhood, in which the victim was a businessman of Mozambican nationality," says the press release sent to our newsroom.

The Public Prosecutor's Office also says it has seized two light vehicles used to carry out the crime, namely a Honda Fit and a Toyota Ractis, which were found in a residence in the Coop neighborhood.

It should be noted that the prosecution's indictment was submitted to the court on the same day that the kidnapping industry claimed yet another victim, this time businessman Firoz Mussa, who was kidnapped on Friday night by four previously unknown individuals. (Letter)