Hawks arrest man in Secunda for unlicenced guns
Police also found 1kg platinum powder in his house.
The Secunda based Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team, together with Crime Intelligence and the Secunda K9 unit conducted an intelligence driven operation which resulted in the recovery of several firearms and an arrest of a 63-year-old suspect on Thursday, January 26.
The team swiftly responded to information received about illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
They proceeded to the identified address in Secunda, upon arrival the suspect was found at his place of residence.
A search was conducted and inside the house a CZ 75B Pistol, 32 Bernadelli pistol, and a blank gun along with 9mm, 32 special, and 12 gauge ammunition were found.
Members further found a bag containing approximately 1kg platinum powder.
The firearms were tested and one was found to be stolen during an armed robbery reported in Boksburg in 2005, while another firearm belonged to a person who died in 2011.
The suspect, Eugene van Tonder, made his first court appearance in the Secunda Magistrates Court on Friday, January 27.
The case was postponed to February 2 for a formal bail application.
