Early this morning, at approximately 00h00, members of our Special Operations Team assisted Ndwedwe SAPS Crime Prevention and Ilembe SAPS Task Team, acting on information received about unlicensed firearms.
The operation, both well-coordinated and intelligence-led, resulted in the apprehension of three suspects in the Ndwedwe area, where, three firearms and a variety of ammunition were recovered.
Interestingly, two of the recovered firearms were initially air rifles that had been modified to fire shotgun and rifle rounds.
All three suspects were transported to Ndwedwe SAPS and will be facing charges of being in possession of an unlicensed firearm, unlawful possession of live ammunition and being in possession of a homemade firearms.
