Suspect nabbed with illegal explosives in Vryheid
Updated | By Gcinokuhle Malinga
A man is spending the weekend in police custody after he was caught in possession of suspected illegal explosives in his possession in Vryheid, in northern KZN.

Police nabbed the 26-year-old on Friday, after following up on an intelligence tip-off about a suspect hitch-hiking from Sikame area to Vryheid.
KZN police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says investigators are following up on several leads.
"An operational plan was swiftly put together and the suspect was intercepted on R69 route. Upon searching him, he was found in possession of four grey tube detonators, one shot exploder, two detonator cables and a battery," says Netshiunda.
He says its believed they were going to be sold.
"Preliminary investigations have thus far revealed that the explosives were to be sold to suspects who were plotting to bomb ATMs in the Vryheid area."

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