4 arrested for possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Limpopo
By Jonisayi Maromo
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GIYANI - Four alleged illegal immigrants have been arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Giyani, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in Limpopo said on Sunday.
The four suspects, aged between 18 and 35, were arrested on Saturday, Limpopo Hawks spokesperson Captain Matimba Maluleke said.
“The Hawks serious organised crime investigation [unit] received a tip-off about two suspicious vehicles in the Giyani CBD and it was followed up. The Hawks, assisted by Mopani district crime prevention members, the Giyani local criminal records centre, highway patrol members, and Giyani crime prevention members started to search for the vehicles and they were spotted in the area.
Firearms destroyed as three days left for current amnesty period to expire 29 January 2021 - 07:56 Police destroy 35,000 firearms which were surrendered to them or which were confiscated by police during their crime fighting operations, at Cape Gate Wire and Steel Manufacturer in Vanderbijlpark. Image: SAPS
The police commissioner of operational response services Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has overseen the destruction of 35,069 firearms which were either confiscated by the police, voluntary surrendered to or forfeited to the state.
The destruction took place at Cape Gate Wire and Steel Manufacturer in Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng.
The firearms destroyed on Thursday included 9,918 which were voluntarily surrendered during the 2019/2020 firearm amnesty period from December 1 2019 to May 31 2020.
The firearms were either confiscated, forfeited to the State, or voluntarily surrendered.
A total of 40 729 firearms and 199 573 rounds of ammunition have been surrendered so far during the amnesty period which ends on Sunday.
The police on Thursday destroyed 35 069 firearms that were either confiscated, forfeited to the State, or were voluntarily handed over during the firearm amnesty period that ends on Sunday.
The destruction was overseen by the Divisional Commissioner of Operational Response Services Lieutenant- General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi at Cape Gate Wire and Steel Manufactures in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. The proliferation of illegal firearms has therefore been dealt a decisive blow with cooperation from the public as a total of 9 918 of the destroyed firearms were voluntarily surrendered during the 2019/2020 firearm amnesty period - 1 December 2019 to 31 May 2020. Only 2019/2020 amnesty firearms that have been ABIS tested, not linked to a pending firearm application or c
SAPS destroy 35 069 firearms either confiscated or handed in during amnesty period
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DURBAN - POLICE have destroyed more than 35 000 firearms that were either confiscated by the police, voluntary surrendered to or forfeited to the State. The destruction took place at Cape Gate Wire and Steel Manufactures in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng and was overseen by Divisional Commissioner of Operational Response Services Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
National police spokesperson, Colonel Brenda Muridili, said the proliferation of illegal firearms has therefore been dealt a decisive blow with cooperation from the public as a total of 9918 of the destroyed firearms were voluntarily surrendered during the 2019/2020 firearm amnesty period - December 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020.