An Intelligence-driven police operation netted four suspects last weekend.
A 19-year-old was arrested in the Brakfontein area of Ezakheni after being found in possession of a .303 rifle, two rounds of ammunition and an empty magazine for an assault rifle.
A 45-year-old was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning in the Tatane area of Amangwe. He was also found in possession of a .303 rifle.
A short while later, officers nabbed a 27-year-old in the Ngodini area of Amangwe. The man was found with a pistol and nine rounds of ammunition.
Before leaving, the officers arrested a 38-year-old man with a 9mm pistol and four rounds of ammunition in the Slimangamehlo area. Police then returned to Ezakheni, where they approached a premises in the mountainous area of Embizeni. A man fled upon seeing them approaching. A search of his premises turned up an AK-47 assault rifle and an empty magazine.
The suspects appeared in court on Monday (June 13), facing charges of being in possession of illegal firearms and ammunition.
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“Police in the Uthukela District will continue to employ strategies to avoid the proliferation of firearms,” said the district commander, General JB Khumalo.
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