Members of the KwaZulu-Natal K9 unit arrested four suspects in Umlazi for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, police said on Monday.
The suspects, aged between 25 and 35, were arrested at Sinandi Road, P section, in Umlazi.
The arrests came after K9 unit members were conducting crime prevention duties around Umlazi area on Sunday.
According to police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane they spotted a Toyota Etios motor vehicle with four occupants, and after stopping and searching the vehicle they recovered two unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
Zwane said the recovered firearms were a 9mm pistol and a revolver and would be sent for ballistic tests to establish if they were used in any other crimes in the province.
“It is suspected that the suspects were on their way to commit a crime and one of the arrested suspects is linked to other robbery cases around Durban.They will appear in the Umlazi Magistrate’s Court on Monday,” said Zwane.
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