The police remain steadfast in their commitment to detecting and permanently removing illegal firearms and ammunition from circulation.

During the police’s second destruction process of the 2024/ 25 financial year, 12 502 of those destroyed were handguns while 1 921 were rifles, 1 305 shotguns and combination firearms.

This brings the total number of firearms and firearm parts destroyed over the past six years to 279 594.

The Deputy National Commissioner for Policing, Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili, presided over the destruction process.