Police found an AK 47 assualt rifle with a loaded magazine and ammunition; three different pistols and four magazines plus hoardes of ammunition for both 9mm and 10mm pistols; and scores of ammunition for R1 and R5 rifles.
Police in Gauteng have arrested a 37-year-old suspect for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
Police said in a statement that the arrest is a success in their mission to recover weapons used in the commission of serious and violent crime.
According to the statement, Police received information about a suspect that was keeping unlicensed firearms and ammunition. On Thursday, 25 June 2020, a search operation consisting of police officers from South African Police Service and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department was executed.
During the search, police found an AK 47 assualt rifle with a loaded magazine and ammunition; three different pistols and four magazines plus hoardes of ammunition for both 9mm and 10mm pistols; and scores of ammunition for R1 and R5 rifles.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court soon.
