KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa praised the various clusters and police units for sterling work and commitment in their investigations that led to the recovery of unlicensed firearms. For the past week, a number of firearms and ammunition were recovered in various parts of the province.
Last night, 12 January 2017 Pietermaritzburg Public Order Police Task Team assisted by Pietermaritzburg North Crime Intelligence conducted an intelligence driven operation at Dalton area tracing unlicensed firearms and ammunition. During the operation, they managed to seized six unlicensed firearms including 2x R5 rifle, 9mm pistols, 2×303 rifles and a 38 special revolver and a total of 44 live ammunition. Three suspects aged between 19 and 24 were arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms of which one of them was found with three firearms namely R5 rifle, 303 rifle and 9mm pistol. All arrested suspects will appear today in the New Hanover Magistrate’s Court for possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
In another operation yesterday morning, 12 January 2017 members from UThukela Cluster Intervention Team conducted an operation in the Nhlanhleni, Pomeroy area. The officers were in the Ndanyana area on an Intelligence driven operation. The officers conducted a search at two houses. At the first premises members arrested a 33 year old suspect. The suspect was found in possession of a pump action shotgun and five rounds of ammunition.
At the second premises they arrested a 19 year old suspect who was found in possession of a 303 Rifle and 8 rounds of ammunition, a pump action shotgun with five rounds of ammunition a 9mm pistol, two magazines with 17 rounds of ammunition. Both the suspects are due to appear in the Nhlanhleni Magistrates Court today. They are facing charges of being in possession of illegal firearms. All the firearms will be subject to ballistic testing.
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