Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department and police officers have recovered three firearms and 15 rounds of ammunition in a car at a Benoni police pound.
PHOTO: Supplied/EMPD
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department and police officers recovered three firearms and 15 rounds of ammunition stashed inside a white Toyota Corolla at the Van Rhyn Deep police pound in Benoni.The vehicle had reportedly been used by a person who was arrested for the possession of counterfeit money in Kempton Park on 29 October 2022, and had been taken to the pound for further investigation.
EMPD spokesperson Kelebogile Thepa said officers received information that firearms had been stashed in the vehicle."Upon searching of the vehicle, two firearms hidden under the cover of the air conditioner compartment, and one other firearm hidden under the cover of the carbon compartment, were uncovered by the law enforcers," Thepa added.Supplied EMPDSupplied EMPDSupplied EMPD
The serial numbers on all of the firearms – a Girsan Regard, CZ75, and Beretta S66 – had been defaced.We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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