{"id":92311,"date":"2019-04-08T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=92311"},"modified":"2019-04-09T14:10:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T12:10:00","slug":"hawks-arrest-suspect-possession-explosives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/04\/08\/hawks-arrest-suspect-possession-explosives\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks arrest suspect in possession of explosives"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is alleged that the suspect was selling stolen jewellery when an undercover officer approached him in Henshall Street in Nelspruit on 5 April.<\/p>\n

The suspect offered to add a mortar bomb along with the jewellery in exchange for R150 000 in cash. Both the jewellery and the bomb were confiscated for investigation following the suspetc’s arrest.<\/p>\n

The suspect was expected to appear at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court today for possession of explosives and suspected stolen property.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Also read:<\/h3>\n

Parents frustrated by a lack of space in Middelburg schools<\/a><\/p>\n

Traffic officers to appear in court for corruption<\/a><\/p>\n

#TrafficAlert: Two dead in Kranspoort accidents<\/a><\/p>\n

VIDEO: Two perish after truck jack-knifes<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/h3>\n

Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n

\u2022 Save our standby number (072 248 3855) and send us a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to be added to our broadcast list.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Like us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>, follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Subscribe to our\u00a0YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Click on the link<\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter via email.<\/p>\n

<\/h3>\n

Have a news tip?<\/h3>\n

Contact our news room on our 24 hr standby number\u00a0072 248 3855, or send a mail to our editor\u00a0tobie@mobserver.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An intelligence operation between the Hawks and Secunda Organised Crime Investigation Unit led to the arrest of a 29 year old suspect in possession of a 31 inch British Mortar bomb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8164,"featured_media":92312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Press Release","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[17540,9,17538,4139,10010,12898,17541,14593,17536,17537,17539,10333],"class_list":["post-92311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-31-inch-british-mortar-bomb-found-in-investigation","tag-local-crime-news","tag-explosives","tag-hawks","tag-local-news","tag-middelburg-news","tag-mortar","tag-organised-crime","tag-secunda-organised-crime-investigation-unit","tag-suspect-arrested-for-being-in-possession-of-jewelery-and-a-bomb","tag-suspect-in-possession-for-explosives-arrested-in-nelspruit","tag-trusted-news"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["31 inch british mortar bomb found in investigation","Crime","explosives","HAWKS","local news","middelburg news","mortar","organised crime","secunda organised crime investigation unit","suspect arrested for being in possession of jewelery and a bomb","suspect in possession for explosives arrested in nelspruit","trusted news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}