Illegal firearms
Police recover dozens more firearms allegedly used by criminals in GP
Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela applauded officers for recovering these firearms.
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Gauteng police uncover more than 2 dozen illegal firearms in Ekurhuleni
Anti-crime operation Okae Molao was again rolled out in parts of Gauteng over the weekend with areas including Thokoza particularly targeted.
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Gauteng police recover 30 unlicensed firearms in 48 hours
In Ekurhuleni, a police operation on Friday led members to a house in Alberton where a suspect was arrested after being found in possession of three unlicensed pistols with live ammunition.
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Drug busts, illegal firearms found, WC SAPS makes several arrests over weekend
Officers say six illegal firearms and ammunition were confiscated in the Nyanga cluster alone.
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Public urged to hand over weapons during gun amnesty
The gun amnesty period began in December and will last until May.
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Firearms amnesty period extended to May 2020
The firearms rights and advocacy group’s response comes after the police ministry’s announcement that the Firearms Amnesty period, which started this month, is on track.
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Over 200 illegal firearms surrendered since 1 December, says Police Ministry
The firearms amnesty commenced on the 1 December and will run until the end of May next year.
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Police Ministry declares firearm amnesty to return illegal, unwanted firearms
The Police Ministry has declared a firearms amnesty, which begins on Sunday until May next year.
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Gun Free SA says illegal firearms must be destroyed more often
The mass destruction of illegal firearms only happens a few times a year. But it's not enough, argues the advocacy group.
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3 suspects arrested in Mitchells Plain drugs, guns bust
Officers in Mitchells Plain were conducting operations when they received a tipoff regarding firearms and drugs that were being kept at premises in Tafelsig.
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CT man arrested for illegal firearm possession
Just after 4 am, officers on patrol in the Hague came across a group of men standing on a street corner.
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WC Community Safety to open phone lines for reporting of illegal firearms
The department says when a person reports where the illegal firearm is located, and the police successfully confiscate the firearm, then the department will pay a reward of R10,000.
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JP Smith: Where is this bottomless supply of weapons coming from?
City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security mayco member JP Smith says the city’s metro police daily crime operations are done in response to tip-offs from community members, as well as ward councillors.
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Manenberg police station rewarded for retrieving most firearms in WC
Under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, the station also arrested and successfully convicted the most number of high profile gangsters in the province.
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4 arrested in Athlone for possession of illegal firearm, ammunition
Metro police came across the four when CCTV footage picked up the suspects hiding the weapons in long grass.
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SA citizens to be given another chance to hand in illegal firearms
Parliament’s police portfolio committee on Tuesday said that it will consider a firearms amnesty following a request from the Minister of Police.
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Over 1,300 illegal firearms seized in WC in 2017
Provincial police top brass on Wednesday briefed the Standing Committee on Community Safety on the issue.
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Police arrest 6 for possession of stolen firearm outside Nasrec
The men were arrested in the parking lot at the conference venue at the weekend.
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City of CT wants high-level probe into source of illegal firearms
Metro police officers have confiscated eight illegal guns in the past two weeks.
