Flash unit pounces on ex security guards still in possession of firearms
During an operation in the Thohoyandou Cluster, 34 security companies were visited and 152 firearms and 93 live rounds of ammunition were recovered.
LIMPOPO – The Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt Gen Nneke Ledwaba recently dispatched a flash unit to trace and hunt down all security companies that have closed down but whose former employees are still in possession of company firearms.
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This, according to Ledwaba, is the reason for many crimes perpetrated though the use of firearms.
During an operation in the Thohoyandou Cluster, 34 security companies were visited and 152 firearms and 93 live rounds of ammunition were recovered. The recovered firearms and ammunition will be destroyed after proper procedures are completed, said Police Spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe.
Ledwaba has cautioned security companies who don’t comply with the South African Fire Arms Control Act, to “pull up their socks”.
He urged anyone with information regarding security companies still operating in their areas, to contact Lt Col Justice Nchabeleng at 082 468 3848.
