Four men,  aged between 19 and 31, have appeared before the Dannhauser Magistrate’s Court facing charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The case was remanded for further investigation. On 26 January

The case was remanded for further investigation. The men were arrested in a joint operation by Dannhauser, Hattingspruit and Normandien police. The members received information about illegal firearms hidden at a house in the area near Osizweni. They then proceeded to the house which was searched. They found four suspects in the house and three unlicensed firearms (all 9mm pistols) with ammunition in a bag were recovered. The suspects were arrested and were charged for being in possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.  All firearms were seized from the suspects.

The KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner Major General Bheki Langa commended the members for their continuous operation that led to the firearms recovery and arrests of the suspects.

I would like to say well done to the members for their commitment in getting rid of illegal firearms from the community. The recovered firearms will be sent to the ballistic tests to establish if they were used in any other crime. We will ensure that the arrested suspects will be profiled to see if they are not wanted for house robbery, business robberies or hijackings in the province,’ he said.