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Two men arrested for possession of explosives in Mpumalanga

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Two men arrested for possession of explosives in Mpumalanga The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) in Mpumalanga has arrested two men, a 37-year-old undocumented foreign national and a 36-year-old South African citizen, in an intelligence-driven operation for being in possession of explosives. The suspects, who were arrested on Friday, are expected to appear before the Nelspruit Magistrates’ Court, once they have been formally charged. The operation was conducted by the Hawks’ Nelspruit Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI), supported by National Crime Intelligence, Fidelity Security Services Head Office, Fairview Mine and the Illicit Mining Operation Vikela Barberton. “Acting on information received from National Crime Intelligence that two men were allegedly in possession of explosives and would be in the vicinity of a lodge along the R40 in Nelspruit, the information was operationalised. “At approximately 15:30, the operational team received confirmation that

First report: Hawks seize R130,000 worth of explosives, arrest two in Nelspruit operation — citizen.co.za, 9d