There was a mini war in a Sabie plantation a few hours ago (Thursday, October 24) after the police K9 Unit received information about a group of suspicious looking blanket wearing individuals.

When the police approached the group of about 15 people, suspected to be Lesotho nationals, the group fired shots at the police.

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This resulted in the police retaliating and a gun battle ensued.

According to information, the group of men ran deeper into the plantation and managed to escape.

The police later discovered a huge arsenal of various calibre firearms, including an AK47 automatic assault rifle and a .38 special revolver, as well as various calibre rounds of ammunition in the plantation.

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The police counted the number of rounds of ammunition found at the scene – 500 7.62mm AK47 rounds, 1 065 7.62mm AK47 tracer rounds, 65 9mm rounds, 177 7.62mm R1 rounds, and 184 .38 special rounds.

No injuries were reported and this is a developing story.