A suspect arrested for possession of explosives in Dientjie
The police recovered four detonators and a detonating cord, for which the suspect did not have a permit.
A 33-year-old suspect was arrested with explosives in Hlapetsa, Dientjie, on Friday August 4.
According to a provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, after the police received information regarding the explosives, they kept a close surveillance on the suspect.
“The police stormed the suspect’s RDP family house at about 03:30. The suspect refused to let the police in, but they still gained entry.
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“The suspect was found in his bedroom, where four detonators and one detonating cord were concealed,” he said.
Mohlala added that the suspect could not produce a permit to possess the explosives, hence he was arrested for contravening the Explosives Act and is expected to appear in the Graskop Magistrate’s Court on Monday August 7.
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