EASTERN CAPE – Two (02) shotguns and an AK47 Assault Rifle were seized during an intelligence-driven operation that was conducted by Qumbu police at Kalankomo locality today at about 05:00.
The operation was conducted following a shooting and stealing of a chicken at Qotira on Sunday, 03 May 2020 at about 01:45, where three men allegedly fired several shots at one homestead and fled with one chicken. No one was injured.
In the early hours of today three (03) 17-year-old boys were arrested for possession of two (02) shotguns with no ammunition whilst a 23-year-old man was arrested after he was found in possession of an AK47 with no ammunition.
They will appear before Qumbu Magistrate Court on Friday, 08 May 2020 facing charges of attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearms. The firearms will be sent for ballistic testing. “Let’s not give criminals space to breathe, let us suffocate them and make them feel us,” the District Commissioner, Major General David Kanuka said.