KwaZulu-Natal police recovered 74 unlicensed firearms and 818 rounds of ammunition during one week’s festive season operations in the province.
A total of 32 suspects were arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
The operation was conducted from December 16 to 22 in various parts of the province, including areas such as Ulundi, Ezakheni, Bergville, Emanguzi, Mtubatuba, KwaKhutha, Nsuze and Port Edward.
The police officers followed up on information about illegal firearms across the province and raided a few homesteads in various areas.
67 pistols, two shotguns, three rifles and two homemade firearms were recovered.
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All the recovered firearms will be taken for ballistic tests to establish if they were used in any other crimes in the province.
Operations of this nature will continue aiming to get rid of illegal firearms and reduce faction fights, stock theft, taxi-related cases and other serious crimes.
All arrested suspects have already appeared in various courts.
Police also appeal to the community to work together with the SAPS by sharing any information about illegal firearms in their areas.
Community members can also make use of the 0860010111 Crime Stop number for any information.
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