Operations conducted over seven days in the province of KwaZulu-Natal from 22 to 28 April 2019 were fruitful and resulted in the arrest of 39 suspects for possession of unlicensed firearms as well as the recovery of 34 pistols with a total number of 322 rounds of ammunition.
Operations were conducted in Ulundi, Msinga, Nhlanhleni, Osizweni, Ntuzuma as well as other areas in the province.
All firearms seized will be subjected to ballistic tests to ascertain if they were used in any pending cases in the province. All arrested suspects appeared at various Magistrates’ Courts in the province. Similar operations are continuing to eradicate the proliferation of illegal firearms.
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