Illegal ammunition
WC police find bag of guns & ammunition at Swellendam picnic spot
Officials recovered the ammunition that was left unattended.
Officers in Mitchells Plain were conducting operations when they received a tipoff regarding firearms and drugs that were being kept at premises in Tafelsig.
The suspects aged between 27 and 43 will appear in court on Monday.
Large quantities of ammunition cartridges, projectiles, and gunpowder were seized.
The 27-year-old Matthew Breet appeared briefly in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Tuesday following his arrest on Monday.
The man tried to flee when police officers approached his vehicle on Thursday, but he was apprehended shortly thereafter.
The 48-year-old was arrested in possession with eight unlicensed firearms & 2,000 rounds of ammunition.
The group, arrested in Khayelitsha, had a 9mm pistol, an empty AK47 Magazine & an explosive device.
More than half of the suspects were nabbed on charges relating to drug possession.
The suspect was apprehended at his home in Gwadana village earlier today.
In the most recent bust, three men were arrested late last night.