Police followed up on information that the group were planning  to bomb an ATM in Marikana near Rustenburg, Amanda Funani said.
 
"According to information received, the police swiftly went to the suspects' place at Tornado section, Bapong village near Mooinooi, where they found a Toyota Avanza and a Blue Ford Ranger. The latter vehicle sped off from the scene. It was later found abandoned on the R518 road.
 
"The suspects, aged between 35 and 52, were arrested after being found in possession of three firearms, ammunition, explosives, and housebreaking implements. They are expected to appear in the Brits Magistrate's Court on Monday, 18 February 2019 on charges of conspiracy to commit crime, illegal possession of firearms, ammunition, and explosives," she said.

The preliminary investigation had revealed that the Ford Ranger was hijacked in Bedfordview in Johannesburg in December 2018.

African News Agency (ANA)