BEITBRIDGE – South Africa’s Border Management Authority has arrested a truck driver after officers intercepted a consignment of explosives valued at R1 million being smuggled into the country at Beitbridge Border Post on Monday.
The country’s home affairs minister Leon Schreiber said the explosives, which are commonly used in cash-in-transit heists and illegal mining, were concealed in a hidden compartment in the truck.
“Vigilant BMA officers became suspicious and worked with the South African Revenue Service to use the advanced scanning technology at Beitbridge to detect a hidden compartment containing the illicit goods. The driver was arrested after attempting to flee and further SAPS investigations are underway,” Schreiber said.
The minister said the seizure was part of broader efforts to restore order at South Africa’s borders.
“Day after day, we are making our country safer by restoring the rule of law at our borders,” he said in a statement.
