Cape Town – Notorious gang bosses, police and security company staff face arrest as part of an extensive police probe into a countrywide syndicate that allegedly issued fraudulent firearm licences.
Police at the Central Firearm Registry in Pretoria are suspected of having created successful gun licence applications on the police’s computer system and then issuing the licences to some of the leading gangsters and drug dealers in the Western Cape.
Jeremy Vearey, the head of Operation Combat, which is heading the investigation in the province, said police had analysed hundreds of gun licences and identified many individuals and companies who apparently benefited from the syndicate.
“We will painstakingly work through a lot more licences,” he said.
Three police officers from the firearm registry are already facing criminal charges and more are expected to follow…
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