Six suspects were arrested yesterday in Verulam during an operation where the sects include two foreign nationals, without valid documentation to be in South Africa whilst the rest were reportedly found in possession of some explosives.

During the operation three electric detonators, four capped fuses, 25 orange detonating fuses and nine blasting cartridges were recovered.

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The investigation regarding this case is continuing and at this stage. Police say they cannot rule out the possibility that the arrested suspects could have been involved in some kind of illegal mining activities.

The six suspects are expected to appear in the Barberton Magistrate’s Court soon, facing charges of illegal possession of explosives whilst others faced with Contravention of the Immigration Act of South Africa.

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They were arrested in the early hours on Wednesday, August 6 by members of the Nelspruit Flying Squad, while doing patrols and vehicle check points on the R38 Road.

This was after a vehicle sped off when police stopped it. The police managed to stop the vehicle and found three occupants, the driver and two males that were in the back seat wearing balaclavas with long black jackets. The suspects ran away, but two were caught. Five rolls of electric cables, a bolt cutter and hack saw were found in the vehicle.

Both suspects were arrested and charged for possession of suspected stolen property and the vehicle was seized for further investigation.

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They are facing multiple charges including trespassing, theft of gold-bearing material and Contravention of the Immigration Act.

The accused were arrested at Barberton Mine on Friday, August 1 during a joint operation between Sheba Mine and the police, a long-running operation, Vala Umgodi, aimed at rooting out illegal mining syndicates.

The court granted 26 accused bail of R2000.00 each after it was considered that the accused have no previous convictions, have fixed addresses and without pending cases. It warned the accused not to commit any offence while out on bail.

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The state intends to oppose bail to the accused with previous convictions and pending cases. All other accused were remanded in custody and the matter has been postponed to 11-12 August 2025 for verification of addresses and possible bail application.

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According to police the incident occurred on Saturday, July 20 at an event hosted at the Barberton TVET premises where the suspect was allegedly denied entry.

“It is said he went to a vehicle and when he returned, things turned ugly. It was during this period when he reportedly took out a firearm and began randomly shooting, resulting in three sustaining some injuries. Unfortunately one of the victims succumbed to his injuries while the other two were taken to hospital for medical treatment,”reads a police statement.

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A murder case with two counts of attempted murder was opened and police immediately commenced with the investigation which led to the arrest of the suspect on the same day of the incident.

The case was postponed to 31 July 2024 for a formal bail application.

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