TARGETED firearm operations conducted by various police stations in the province during the month of January 2020 resulted in the seizure of 368 firearms.
The proliferation of illegal firearms has a negative impact in our communities explained KZN SAPS provincial spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker.
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“A special focus of the provinces crime fighting operations is aimed at eradicating the scourge of illegal firearms in KwaZulu-Natal.
“Operations conducted over the past month netted 232 suspects who were arrested for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. A total of 368 firearms were seized by police officers from various stations and units across the province during January. Among the 368 firearms recovered were 293 were pistols/revolver; 21 home-made firearms; 6 automatic firearms; 33 rifles and 15 shotguns,” he said.
During the same period police officers seized 8324 rounds of ammunition of various calibre. In these operations police also seized 220 firearm components such as barrels; magazines and silencers. All these firearms are subjected to ballistics tests to link those arrested to crimes committed in the province.
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula commended police officers across the province for their commitment towards removing illegal firearms from our communities.
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