POLOKWANE – On Monday, 6 February at approximately 14:30, members of the Westenburg SAPS responded to a tip-off about unlicensed firearms hidden in a house in Ladanna.
Armed with a search warrant, the SAPS along with members of a task team and dog unit division, raided the house and recovered the following:
- 1 semi-automatic .22 rifle with 93 rounds of ammunition, a silencer and telescope.
- 1 home-made .22 rifle
- 1 home-made shot gun
- 2 6.35mm Brownies pistols with 4 magazines and a silencer
- 1 teargas canister
- 8 shotgun rounds
A statement issued by Westenburg Police Spokesperson, Constable Maphure Manamela, confirmed the raid.
“It is a major breakthrough and this made us feel more motivated to work even harder to track down and arrest wrong doers. Although we are happy regarding making an arrest this big, this will serve as motivation for us to keep cleaning the streets,” Manamela said.
Manamela says she hopes this will deter other perpetrators from committing crimes.
“We hope this will serve as an example to others who are committing crimes. We are still investigating the matter and hope that this leads to more arrests,” she added.
Furthermore, a 30-year-old white male was arrested during the raid and will appear in court soon on charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and live ammunition.
