This after his bail application was turned down when he appeared at the Carolina Magistrate’s Court last week, Hawks spokesman Major Robert Netshiunda said.
“Sipho Shabangu, 52, who was arrested in Swaziland for running a Black Dollar scam and released after paying R30 000 in Swaziland, was approached by Gcina Mvimbi Dlamini, 40, who told him that he was from Interpol and was tasked to arrest Shabangu for his shenanigans in the Kingdom of Swaziland.
“Dlamini then demanded R300 000 for Shabangu’s freedom. Shabangu paid R150 000 in cash and promised to pay the rest on a later date. Dlamini kept on pressurising Shabangu who ended up taking the matter to the Hawks, Netshiunda said.
