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Mining and extractives
Smuggled explosives are the key ingredient for illegal mining

Curbing the trafficking of explosives is essential to combating illegal mining syndicates.

27 / 09 / 2021 by Richard Chelin and Willem Els

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Emerging crimes
South Africa’s deadly mix of explosives, extortion and organised crime

The use of terrorist tactics by criminals highlights the urgency of dealing with smuggled explosives.

18 / 02 / 2021 by Richard Chelin and Willem Els

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Arms trafficking
South Africa’s growing threat of explosives smuggling is a ticking time bomb

Organised crimes such as cash-in-transit robberies, illegal mining and ATM bombings are fuelled by the smuggling of explosives in the region.

02 / 09 / 2020 by Richard Chelin and Willem Els

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