Unlicensed firearms were recovered and two men arrested in the KwaMakhutha area on Wednesday night, 13 December.
The Umhlali K9 unit assisted by other police units followed up on information about illegal firearms at the Malukazi area. They spotted a house fitting the same description given to them and it was searched. A 24-year-old man was arrested after he was found with two unlicensed pistols and ammunition.
Members proceeded to another homestead in the area where they recovered another 9mm pistol with ammunition. A 39-year-old man was arrested and charged for possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Both recovered firearms will be sent for ballistic tests to establish if they were used in any other crimes in the province. The arrested men are due to appear in the Umbumbulu Magistrate’s Court today (Thursday, 14 December).
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KZN acting provincial commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa welcomed the arrest and the recovery of the unlicensed firearms. “Our task team members and crime intelligence will investigate and see if the arrested suspects are not linked to other violent crimes such as murder, armed robberies and hijackings in the province.
These are the weapons normally used in violent crimes where innocent people are losing their lives. Community members must not shield criminals in their areas but they must expose them and report them to the police,” he said.
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