Two suspects arrested, unlicensed rifles recovered

Two rifles and two pistols with four live rounds of ammunition were seized from the suspects yesterday, police said.

The recovered firearms will be sent for ballistics tests to ascertain if they were used in any other crimes in the country.

The two suspects, aged 19 and 34, were charged for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. Both suspects appeared in Msinga Magistrates’ Court today.

KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Mmamonnye Ngobeni commended police on the seizure of firearms and arrest of the suspects.

In a separate incident, four suspects were arrested, and seven unlicensed firearms as well as 16 live rounds were recovered from various homesteads around Msinga in KwaZulu-Natal in January this year.

Police raided few homesteads in the area after they had received information about illegal firearms.

All recovered firearms were sent for ballistics tests to establish if they had been used in any other crimes in the country.

The four suspects were arrested and charged with possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

– Caxton News Service