South Africa Killings Ignite Manhunt for Bulgarian Mafia Kingpins With US Links

Following the arrest of an Israeli fugitive various South African Police Service (SAPS) units—including Interpol officers—stand next to a gate lying on the ground at a house in Bryanston, Johannesburg, on Nov. 17, 2022. AFP via Getty Images

JOHANNESBURG—On the morning of May 25, a volley of gunshots rang out in Constantia suburb of Cape Town. The suburb is home to some of South Africa’s wealthiest people, including business magnates and politicians. 

It was also home to a married couple who a neighbor later described as “very quiet; from somewhere in Europe.”