KWAZULU-Natal police worked around the clock and recovered 39 firearms and 180 ammunitions in a one-week operation.
The operations were carried out from 12 to 19 June in all the KwaZulu-Natal Clusters. The recovered firearms include a shotgun, two homemade
firearms, 36 pistols together with an assortment of 180 live rounds of ammunition.
A total of 39 suspects were arrested and charged with possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bhekinkosi Langa, praised police for the recovery of the unlicensed firearms.
“We will ensure that we root-out the proliferation of illegal firearms in this province to prevent serious and violent crimes,” he said.
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