Members of the Beitbridge Task Team arrested a female suspect and recovered three unlicensed firearms and 101 rounds of ammunition on Thursday, 13 April 2023, in Musina.
The members were performing patrol duties when they received information about the illegal activities and existence of illegal firearms at a certain house in the Nancefield location and immediately operationalised the information.
The members pounced on the house at about 21:00 and proceeded to the backroom. Upon searching the room, they found three unlicensed firearms, one silencer as well as 101 rounds of ammunition. The female suspect was immediately arrested.
The recovered firearms will be subjected to ballistic testing to determine any linkages to other serious crimes committed. The suspect is also believed to have been harboring a wanted suspect however, a police probe into the matter is underway with the possibility to trace other suspects.
The suspect, whose age is not yet known, will appear in the Musina Magistrate’s Court in due course facing charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.