Police in KwaZulu-Natal conducted a number of operations aimed at limiting the number of illegal firearms in the hands of criminals. From 1 April till today, police confiscated a total of 132 illegal firearms with an assortment of 629 rounds of ammunition in various operations conducted around the province. A total of 149 suspects were arrested during these operations.
“These operations aimed at eradicating the proliferation of illegal firearms and to make the province safer for our citizens. We urge our communities to report all those in possession of unlicensed firearms within their neighbourhoods to the police.
The removal of illegal firearms will prevent the unnecessary loss of lives as well as other serious and violent crimes such as taxi-related attacks, stock theft and faction fights,” said the KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa.