Wanted Mozambican kidnapping kingpin killed in shootout
Mauro Mucambe Junior was shot during a Johannesburg operation.
The 40-year-old has been linked to multiple kidnappings.
He was apprehended during a search for a kidnapped Pakistani businessman from Pretoria West, who remains in captivity with a ransom demand.
A shootout ensued when police attempted the arrest.
One unlicensed firearm and ten rounds of ammunition were recovered.
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