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Alleged Cape Town gang boss Nafiz Modack, co-accused to appear in Magistrate’s Court

Alleged gang boss, Nafiz Modack together with co-accused former rugby player, Zane Killian, Anti-Gang Unit member, Ashley Tabisher, Jacques Cronje and Ricardo Morgan are expected to appear in the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on Wednesday on numerous charges. The charges include the murder of top cop, detective Charl Kinnear who was gunned down in 2020. Other charges include, money laundering, kidnapping and racketeering. Morgan is out on bail of R50 […]

9 June 2021

Local

CPT officer to appear in court on suspicion of info proliferation

A 39-year old member attached to the Tactical Response Team is expected to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court on the Cape Flats on Tuesday along with alleged underworld boss, Nafiz Modack. He was arrested at the weekend on suspicion of the proliferation of information to what police describe as “unsavory characters” operating in the Western Cape underworld. Modack and two other co-accused, Jacques Cronje and Ricardo Morgan appeared […]

4 May 2021

Local

Cape protection rackets accused of casting net wider after lockdown kills nightlife

Until the lockdown, the underworld bosses behind Cape Town's protection rackets concentrated mainly on nightclubs. But when nightlife shut down and revenue dried up, they allegedly began expanding their intimidation tactics to coffee shops, restaurants, hotels and property owners. Nightclub owners reluctantly paid their monthly “security tax” but business owners in other sectors are furious about being dragged into the clutches of some of Cape Town’s most feared men. Randolf […]

10 September 2020

Local

Nafiz Modack one of 16, including cops, in dock on gun-related fraud charges

Sixteen people - including alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack and several high-ranking police officers - will appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court on Wednesday on charges of fraud and corruption following a three-year investigation. Modack was arrested on Tuesday. According to national police spokesperson Colonel Vishnu Naidoo, "intensive and extensive investigations" following alleged wheeling and dealing at parts of the Central Firearm Registry (CFR) have led to the involvement […]

17 June 2020

Local

Modack extortion case: Art of police ‘deception and infiltration’ discussed

Senior Western Cape policeman Major General Jeremy Vearey may have infiltrated the notorious numbers gangs, including the 26s and 27s, as he is adept at the "art of deception", a lawyer has suggested in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. Rooshdeen Rudolph, who is representing an accused in the extortion case centred around suspected underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack, went into Vearey’s background and skills on Friday. Vearey is the head of […]

3 February 2018

Local

Underworld figure Modack facing robbery and assault charges in ‘debt collection’ debacle

Controversial businessman Nafiz Modack is facing charges of robbery and assault related to an incident that played out in the Cape winelands town of Worcester. The drama unfolded late on Tuesday. It is understood a group of men, with links to the underworld and nightclub security industry, ended up at the Worcester police station. According to documents seen by News24, Modack faces charges of robbery and assault. It is understood […]

29 November 2017

Local

More arms seized in ‘underworld’ clampdown

Firearms have been seized from the owner of a Cape Town security company - the latest in a string of actions clamping down on apparent underworld activities. The firearms were confiscated from the owner of the company, whose name is known to News24, in Bellville on Tuesday. Bruce Hendricks, who heads up Hassan-Harmse Attorneys, confirmed on Tuesday that the owner, who he is representing, was not detained. Hendricks declined to […]

15 November 2017

News

Power struggle at centre of CT nightclub security industry: expert

The battle for the control of the lucrative local nightclub security industry has come into sharp focus, following weeks of gang violence in Cape Town. This week alleged gang boss Jerome “Donkie” Booysen from the Sexy Boys was shot and wounded in Ravensmead on the Cape Flats, one in a spate of shootings linked to Cape Town’s criminal underworld. According to reports, a new grouping, allegedly under the leadership of […]

10 May 2017

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