According to the Director of Communications at the Interior Ministry in Cunene, Piedade Pombal, quoted by Angolan public radio, the suspect, detained at the post installed by the Cunene river, in Xangongo, was also found with 15 knives of different sizes.
The war material, allegedly smuggled in from Namibia, was found hidden under the seats of the cabin of a truck he was driving.
As part of the investigations, which are still ongoing, as the Angolan police official said, an Angolan resident in Cunene, southern Angola, allegedly involved in the case, was also arrested.
