Three people allegedly linked to the kidnapping of Alize van der Merwe have been arrested.
South African Police Services SAPS in the Eastern Cape said the suspects are a part of a kidnapping syndicate that kidnapped Van der Merwe and another Chinese national in the past two weeks.
Van der Merwe was kidnapped on September 20, 2024, while travelling from East London to a resort in Port St Johns.
She was released on September 26, 2024, with another woman, a 34-year-old Chinese national, who was snatched in another kidnapping incident.
The Chinese National, travelling in a Mercedes Vito, was kidnapped on September 17, 2024, between Elliot and Barkley East.
