JOHANNESBURG –South African police are investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to bring $9.3 million in cash into the country illegally, a spokesman said on Monday.
The money was seized on Friday as it was not declared and was above the prescribed legal limit for bringing cash into the country.
According to reports, the men were going to use the money to buy weapons.
It says the passengers were apparently acting on behalf of the Nigerian intelligence services, but this could not be confirmed by the country’s authorities.
The paper says the group also had documents confirming they were in the country to buy weapons.
The national conventional arms control committee, which approves permits for the import and export weapons, says it’s not aware of any applications made for such a transaction.
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