Police recover two riffles and illegal explosives following a speed car chase, one suspect nabbed

The Acting Provincial Commissioner of police in Limpopo Major General Jan Scheepers has hailed the remarkable work of the SAPS members after the swift arrest of one suspect believed to be part of a gang responsible for serious and violent crimes in and around Maake policing precinct outside Tzaneen, in which two rifles and explosives are amongst items that were recovered during the arrest.

Preliminary investigation indicates that SAPS members were conducting patrol duties when they noticed a suspicious-looking Toyota bakkie next to a local filling station. As they approached the vehicle, the suspects drove off at a high speed and the members gave chase and the suspects were subsequently cornered next to Julesburg village where two suspects managed to evade arrest by fleeing on foot. One suspect was apprehended and upon searching the vehicle, the following items were recovered;

Two Riffles and 48 ammunition, two magazines, one black bag, two pair hand-woven, three balaclava, one black…


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