Bullet press, guns and police uniforms recovered, Cape Town

South African Police Service

Bullet press, guns and police uniforms recovered, Cape Town
Bullet press, guns and police uniforms recovered, Cape Town. Photo: SAPS

Ongoing efforts by the Anti-Gang Unit to secure a gun free society yielded good results.

This comes after the unit’s investigation led them to a house in Woodlands, Mitchells Plain believed to have a firearm and selling ammunition on Monday, 27 February 2023 at about 18:00.

A search operation was conducted at the premises when police recovered police uniform, a .45 mm pistol, a .357 Magnum and a shotgun.

The members then proceeded to a house in Lentegeur where they recovered ammunition, a bullet press and gunpowder.

The 49-year-old man was arrested and will appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s once he is charged.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service