In pics: Police raid in Joburg CBD unearths guns, ammunition, counterfeit goods
A police officer commented that the guns might have been smuggled into the country from Israel.
Guns recovered during raid on Wednesday morning. Image: Twitter/SlindeloMasakhane
In a massive raid to seize counterfeit goods, police made a shocking discovery of guns and ammunition at one of the places they raided on Wednesday.
One man was arrested after police found firearms in his possession on the 12th floor of the Joburg Medical Shopping Centre building.
Photo: Nigel Sibanda
Photo: Nigel Sibanda
#joburgraid pic.twitter.com/SWtDoCrebY
— Langa Klaas (@LAXO47) August 7, 2019
Rifles, ammunition, cartridges, radios and heaps of counterfeit goods were recovered.
In videos on social media, police can be seen going through heaps of counterfeit goods stacked to the roof of every floor in one of the buildings. One of the police officers can be heard commenting that the guns appear to have been smuggled into the country from Israel.
https://twitter.com/Slindelo_M/status/1159045904961298434?s=20
Police are targeting the same area they targeted last week Thursday, which resulted in some street hawkers retaliating with rocks, stoning police vehicles, resulting in police firing rubber bullets.
@SAPoliceService and @JoburgMPD return to Joburg CBD to raid shops alleged for selling counterfeit goods.
📸: Bhekikhaya Mabaso/ African News Agency (ANA) pic.twitter.com/r73ANLlEWN— IOL News (@IOL) August 7, 2019
COPS DISCOVER GUNS AND AMMUNITION DURING JOBURG CBD RAID! Cops are conducting raids in the Joburg CBD – the same area they were attached last week. They have discovered some guns and ammunition at Level 4 at the Medical Building. #JoburgCBD #JoburgRaid #Joburg pic.twitter.com/vUsZOJ8uet
— Daily Sun (@dailysunsa) August 7, 2019
(Compiled by Gopolang Moloko)
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