VIRGINIA – Police arrested three people in Virginia who were allegedly carrying explosives intended for a cash-in-transit vehicle bombing.

Two men and a woman, aged 39, 41 and 46, were arrested near Quest filling station on Monday 18 May.

Members of the Welkom anti-gang unit intercepted the suspects after receiving intelligence that they were walking to Virginia CBD to sell the explosives to a buyer.

The suspects were found with the explosives in a bag. Police said none of them took responsibility for the items and blamed each other.

The explosives unit and local criminal record centre were called to the scene.

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Police seized 12 green shock tube assemblies, five white blasting cartridges, 15 yellow detonators and a Vivo cellphone.

The three face charges under the Explosives Act 26 of 1956 for unauthorised possession of explosives.