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Police arrest two on N1 North for possession of explosives

High-speed chase leads to explosive discovery on N1

By Staff Reporter • 13 January 2026
Police arrest two on N1 North for possession of explosives

Police in Musina arrested two men on the N1 north for possessing 119 blasting cartridges and 24 detonating cord fuses. The suspects were apprehended after their vehicle, which sped past a police stop-and-search, was pulled over. They are now facing charges of illegal possession of explosives.

Members of the South African Police Service in Musina arrested two male suspects along the N1 north for possession of explosives in the early hours of Tuesday, 13 January.

“The police were busy conducting stop-and-search duties along the N1 public road when a red Polo Vivo motor vehicle passed at high speed. Police turned on their blue lights and followed the vehicle, which stopped on the road next to the Petros truck depot,” said provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba...

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