One hundred and eighteen illegal firearms were seized by police in KZN in October.

KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa commended KwaZulu-Natal police in the seizure of illegal firearms and arrests for the past month. “We will continue to root-out the proliferation of illegal firearms in the province to make it a safer place for its citizens and prevent serious and violent crimes.”

His gratitude emanates from the seizure of a total of 118 firearms between October 1-31 with the arrest of more than 130 suspects for possession of unlicensed firearms and live rounds of ammunition. These operations were conducted in the province by different clusters including Ethekwini, UThukela, Umgungundlovu, Umkhanyakude, Ilembe and other clusters. The recovered firearms include pistols, revolvers, rifles and homemade firearms with an assortment of 868 live rounds of ammunition. Accused appeared in different magistrates courts in the province.