KZN police confiscates illegal firearms and ammunition
During intelligence driven operations held from 24 February 2019 until 2 March 2019, police officers conducted a number of operations, raiding several homesteads for illegal firearms.
KwaZulu-Natal police officers are on a mission to rid the province of illegal firearms and ammunition.
During intelligence driven operations held from 24 February 2019 until 2 March 2019, police officers conducted a number of operations, raiding several homesteads for illegal firearms. These operations were conducted in various clusters which included eThekwini, Umgungundlovu, Umkhanyakude, Umzinyathi, King Cetshwayo, Uthukela and Zululand Cluster.
“A total of 42 illegal firearms and 624 rounds of ammunition were confiscated. The recovered firearms included 38 handguns, two homemade firearms and one shotgun. Forty three suspects, who were linked to these firearms, were arrested. They all appeared in various courts around the province facing possession of illegal firearms and ammunition charges,” said KZN media centre’s Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane.
All recovered firearms will be subject to ballistic tests to establish if they were used in any other crimes in the province.
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