On the night of 21 June 2020, detectives from the Provincial Organised Crime Unit and Metro Police conducted an intelligence driven operation in the Wentworth policing area to combat crime and eliminate the proliferation of firearms.
During the operation, police proceeded to Sussex Place where eight men were spotted and a search was conducted. Police found two pistols on the ground close to where the men were standing. The firearms were seized and the men were taken to the Wentworth police station for further investigation.
Whilst police were searching the suspects, gunshots were fired at them. The police officers were not injured and they conducted a follow up operation however, the shooters could not be located. A case of attempted murder was opened at the Wentworth police station for investigation.
The recovered firearms will be subjected to ballistic testing to ascertain if they were used in the commission of a crime. Such operations will be sustained as police embark on various strategies to combat violent crimes in the area.
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