A 28-year-old man was arrested at Bram Fischer Airport in the Free State on Monday after a drill hand grenade was allegedly found in his luggage. Free State police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thabo Covane said a security officer discovered the grenade after putting the man's luggage through an x-ray scanner and saw a round metal object. The man, who was en route to Cape Town, had dropped off his bag at the check-in counter at the airport. "The security officer physically searched the bag and found the drill hand grenade. A case docket for possession of a hand-grenade shell and interference with airport operations - Aviation Act 13/ 2000 Section 134 - was opened.

Source: News 24 January 04, 2022 12:50 UTC