{"id":105933,"date":"2025-03-12T23:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/sas-hawks-arrest-foreign-national-with-r600000-worth-of-explosives-at-beitbridge"},"modified":"2025-03-25T20:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:55:06","slug":"sas-hawks-arrest-foreign-national-with-r600000-worth-of-explosives-at-beitbridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/sas-hawks-arrest-foreign-national-with-r600000-worth-of-explosives-at-beitbridge","title":{"rendered":"SA&#8217;s Hawks Arrest Foreign National With R600,000 Worth Of Explosives At Beitbridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>South African police arrested a 48-year-old foreign national at the Beitbridge Port of Entry on 11 March 2025, for the alleged unlawful possession of explosives valued at over R600,000.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest was confirmed in a statement released by the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (Hawks) on Tuesday. It reads in part:<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that on 11 March 2025, police stopped a horse and trailer truck that was travelling from Zimbabwe to South Africa at the PoE weighbridge.<\/p>\n<p>They asked a driver to open a trailer so that the search could be conducted. The driver informed the police that he did not have keys for the trailers.<\/p>\n<p>Police forcibly opened the trailer. The search was conducted and they found bags containing items suspected to be explosives.<\/p>\n<p>Police then summoned the Musina-based Bomb Technicians, Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Local Criminal Record Central to the scene for assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Upon the arrival of the above-mentioned units, the truck was thoroughly searched. As a result, the team found 16 reels of detonating fuse explosives and 2182 Superpower 90 blasting cartridges explosives. The suspect was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, whose nationality was not revealed, was expected to make his first court appearance in the Musina Magistrate Court on 12 March 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. South African police arrested a 48-year-old foreign national at the Beitbridge Port of Entry on 11 March 2025, for the alleged unlawful possession of explosives valued at over R600,000. The arrest was confirmed in a statement released by the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (Hawks) on Tuesday. 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