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BREAKING: Firearms and explosives dug up in graveyard handed over to Tzaneen SAPS

'It was buried at the graveyard wrapped in plastic bag (sic) and blue overalls.'

According to a reliable source, members of the Tzaneen Tracking Team (TTT) questioned two suspects, Tuesday March 26, who were detained for further investigations.

According to the source, the suspects revealed where a hidden weapon, which was used for an alleged attempted murder was buried.

“The firearm was found at the graveyard, wrapped in a plastic bag,”  the Herald was told.

Read: Letaba Herald reporters live on the scene at a cash-in-transit heist just outside of Tzaneen. 

The firearm was exhumed and handed over to the Tzaneen SAPS.

“The magazine was not found upon recovery,” the Herald was told.

According to the source more information was revealed to the investigation team.

Read: NKOWANKOWA: Yet another cash-in-transit heist

One of the suspects (name known) led the team and more explosives were discovered just outside Polokwane in the Bochum area.

It is futher alleged that the recovered firearm and explosives could be linked to a cash in transit heist that occurred at the Risaba Filling Station.

According to another source, the firearm and explosives could also be part of a syndicate of ATM bombings in the Tzaneen / Polokwane area.

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Captain Motsweri, Tzaneen SAPS spokesperson could neither confirm nor deny the allegations or findings.

“I do not know anything at the moment. I will revert back to your publication in the morning,” Motsweri told the Herald.

The names of the suspects and the case number is known to the Herald.

More information to follow as the story develops.

 

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Bertus de Bruyn

Bertus de Bruyn is based in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. De Bruyn has been employed by Caxton since 2009. After a short sabbatical of two years, De Bruyn is back at the place he called home, Caxton, at Lowveld Media. He is currently the digital content manager, but has 14 years of journalism skills, news editor, and acting editor duties behind his name.

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