Thabo Phistos Mavundla (37) appeared before the Schoemansdal Regional Court on Monday, 27 November 2023, after a warrant of arrest was executed by the Hawks Nelspruit based Serious Organized Crime Investigation in collaboration with the Tactical Response Team on Friday, 24 November 2023 at Numbi Trust Mpumalanga.
The arrest followed after an intelligence driven operation was conducted by the team regarding the where about of the fugitive, hiding at Numbi. Mavundla was arrested and charged for possession of prohibited firearms and explosives.
It is alleged that during March 2022, Mavundla was found in possession of five assault rifles, ammunition and explosives at Schoemansdal and was arrested. The accused was later released on bail and absconded from court. The case was transferred to the Hawks for further investigation.
During investigation, the dedicated team sent the rifles for ballistic analysis. The forensic report was received, and the accused was linked with an attempted cash in transit robbery and attempted murder which happened earlier the same month. Investigation further linked the accused with other cases.
He was released on R1000 bail, and the case was postponed to 23 January 2024 for trial.
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