Police seize 1,312 blasting cartridges in Musina, two held
The two men, aged 23 and 32, were stopped in Nancefield and will appear in the Musina Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Limpopo police arrested two Congolese nationals, aged 23 and 32, and seized 1,312 blasting cartridges with an estimated street value of R131,200 in Nancefield, in the Musina policing area, on Thursday, 24 September 2026.
The arrests followed information received by police about a brown Suzuki with Gauteng registration numbers suspected of transporting explosives. Members of the South African Police Service traced and intercepted the vehicle at Musina at about 09:55.
A search of the vehicle turned up a pink 50kg sack containing suspected explosives. The Bomb Technician Unit and the Musina Local Criminal Record Centre were summoned to the scene. The explosives were examined and confirmed to be 1,312 blasting cartridges.
The driver and his passenger were arrested and charged with unlawful possession of explosives. The Musina Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation will conduct further investigations.
The suspects are expected to appear before the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 28 September 2026.
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Jan Scheepers, commended the members for their swift response and the recovery of the explosives.
“Illegal possession of explosives will not be tolerated. We will continue to intensify operations to prevent these dangerous materials from falling into the wrong hands,” Scheepers said.
The account above is drawn from the SAPS media statement, which summarises the arrests and the seizure rather than reproducing the underlying case record. No additional detail on the investigation or the charges has been released.
Source: South African Police Service (SAPS), Two Congolese nationals arrested with blasting cartridges worth R100 000 in Musina
