Healer and serviceman arrested in connection with the abduction of Lalgy’s son – Noticias

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Healer and serviceman arrested in connection with the abduction of Lalgy’s son – Noticias

1:27 CAT | 09 Apr 2020

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A woman, a traditional doctor (healer) and a member of the Mozambican Armed Defence Forces (FADM) have been detained in connection with the abduction of Shelton Lalgy, son of prominent transport entrepreneur, Juneide Laygy.

In addition to the [Shelton Lalgy] abduction in Matola, Maputo province, at the end of last year, the group is also suspected of abducting a trader of Asian origin called Balesh Moulal, from Maxixe, in Inhambane province.

Presenting the detainees yesterday at a press conference in Matola, National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) spokesman Leonardo Simbine explained that the suspects’ incursions extended to the province of Sofala, where they were seized in possession of various instruments used in their criminal activities.

The healer’s residence was used to store firearms and park the vehicles used in the abductions of Shelton Lalgy in Maputo and Balesh Moulal in Inhambane.

The healer told reporters that he had prepared medicine for the three criminals, for which he was paid 50,000 meticais from the FDS member, who was assigned to a unit in Manica, and is suspected by SERNIC of being the source of the weapons used in the attacks.

The third member of the group is a woman arrested in Beira while planning yet another abduction. She was allegedly in charge of finding the various places used to hold the kidnap victims in both Inhambane and Sofala, and confirmed to journalists that she was also responsible for cooking or buying meals for Shelton Lalgy while he was in captivity.

“The group ultimately ended up using this citizen’s own residence in Xai-Xai to house one of the victims when they felt that investigators were closing in on them,” Simbine explained.

Two other individuals of Mozambican nationality have been arrested as the result of investigations regarding the abduction on August 20, 2019, of Portuguese citizen Regendra Dhirajbal, owner of the Riplex Factory, in Maputo.

“Very advanced investigations are underway to locate and neutralise the other members of these groups, as they have already been identified but are still at large. SERNIC calls on owners of rental premises to register them with properly authorised estate agencies, and to pay attention to applications for short term rentals of three to six months. They should also inform local structures about new tenants, and communicate with the nearest police station,” Simbine urged.

Source: Noticias