Cops race to find source of bullets, explosives and poison

25 June 2019 - 07:00 By Graeme Hosken
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A man who was arrested in connection with a raid in Capital Park, Pretoria, where police discovered large amounts of ammunition, spoke to Times Select on condition of anonymity.
A man who was arrested in connection with a raid in Capital Park, Pretoria, where police discovered large amounts of ammunition, spoke to Times Select on condition of anonymity.
Image: Sebabatso Mosamo/The Sunday Times

Police firearm and explosives specialists are racing to find the source of thousands of rounds of state-issued ammunition, explosives and suspected deadly poisons seized in raids across Pretoria.

Top of the team’s list is to establish what the suspected poisonous substances – which are believed to be cyanide and arsenic – were to be used for.

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