A 38-year-old foreign national has been arrested in Kempton Park following an intelligence-driven operation targeting alleged foreign military involvement.
The suspect was arrested on Wednesday night, 11 November, by a multidisciplinary team involving the Hawks, Interpol Pretoria, SAPS Crime Intelligence and international law enforcement agencies.
Investigators allege that the man was on his way to join the fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war.
The operation also involved the Gauteng Provincial Tracking Team, the Modus Operandi Centre and private security companies.
He is expected to appear before the Kempton Park Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 12 November, facing charges under the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act 15 of 1998.
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