{"id":45630,"date":"2026-04-05T12:23:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T10:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/multiple-unlicensed-firearms-and-ammunition-recovered-in-tongaat\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T10:23:25","slug":"multiple-unlicensed-firearms-and-ammunition-recovered-in-tongaat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/multiple-unlicensed-firearms-and-ammunition-recovered-in-tongaat\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple unlicensed firearms and ammunition recovered in Tongaat"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Durban Metro Police Service Tracing Unit, working in close collaboration with Crime Intelligence, successfully executed an intelligence-driven operation in the Tongaat policing area, leading to the arrest of a suspect and the recovery of multiple unlicensed firearms and ammunition.<\/p>\n

Acting on information received, members followed up on intelligence regarding an individual suspected to be involved in the hiring out of firearms and ammunition to criminal elements in and around Tongaat. The suspect’s movements had been under observation since December 2025, allowing for confirmation of ongoing suspicious activities.<\/p>\n

On Friday, 03 April 2026, operational members proceeded to the identified area and, with the assistance of Crime Intelligence, tactically intercepted the suspect’s vehicle along Railway Street, opposite Shoprite. Upon engagement, the suspect granted permission for a search after members identified themselves and presented official appointment cards.<\/p>\n

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The Durban Metro Police Service Tracing Unit, working in close collaboration with Crime Intelligence, successfully executed an intelligence-driven operation in the Tongaat policing area, leading to the arrest of a suspect and the recovery of multiple unlicensed firearms and ammunition. Acting on information received, members followed up on intelligence regarding an individual suspected to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/662643985_928116650090729_7102200077559177386_n%20(1).jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accidents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/662643985_928116650090729_7102200077559177386_n%20(1).jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}