CT police recover 7 illegal firearms, arrest 3 people at Maitland Cemetery
Police said they heard gunshots coming from the cemetery in Kensington and responded by blocking all the exit roads of the graveyard.
Cape Town police recovered seven illegal firearms at the Maitland Cemetery on 15 May 2025. Picture: @SAPoliceService/X
CAPE TOWN - Cape Town police have recovered seven illegal firearms and arrested three foreign nationals at the Maitland Cemetery on Thursday.
Police said they heard gunshots coming from the cemetery in Kensington and responded by blocking all the exit roads of the graveyard.
They then saw about 50 people at a gravesite, some allegedly performing a gun salute.
Police spokesperson FC van Wyk said that three firearms were found in possession of three suspects aged between 32 and 50.
"The members also recovered four firearms, a .38 special Taurus, a Glock 17, a Norinco 7.65, a CZ 7.65 and an extended magazine with 23 rounds found abandoned near the grave."
#sapsWC 3 Suspects, aged 32, 36 and 50, were swiftly arrested by #SAPS Maitland #FlyingSquad on 14/05 at Maitland cemetery in Kensington. The suspects were arrested on charges relating to the possession of unlicensed firearms and ammo as well as the possession of a prohibited… pic.twitter.com/0JgCge3Q6n
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) May 15, 2025