Three men were arrested in possession of illegal firearms and ammunition by Durban Public Order Police during operations at Umkomaas, KwaMakhutha and the Folweni area on Monday night, 23 January.
One of the men was found in possession of three unlicensed firearms – a Beretta 9mm pistol, Luger 9mm pistol and P220 9mm pistol with ammunition.
All the arrested men, aged between 38 and 45-years-old, were charged for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition and they will appear in various courts on Tuesday.
KZN acting provincial commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa praised the members for raiding illegal firearms in the province.
“These illegal firearms are contributing in killing innocent people in the province.
Detectives will work harder with their investigations to establish if the arrested men are linked to any hijackings, business robberies and house robberies in the province.
The recovered firearms will be sent for ballistic tests to establish if they were used in any other crimes in the country,” he said.
