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.