Police seize over 280 guns

Johannesburg - Gauteng police arrested more than 120 suspects and recovered over 280 firearms and about 8 000 rounds of ammunition between November 1 and 15.

Working with other law-enforcement agencies in O Kae Molao operations they made the arrests through crime-prevention patrols, stop-and-searches and tip-offs.

Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello said members of Johannesburg central police arrested a 45-year-old suspect in the early hours for possession of an un- licensed firearm and ammunition. “Members on routine crime-prevention patrol noticed three suspicious individuals in town just after midnight. A stop-and-search was conducted, which led to the recovery of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition,” Sello said.

In Ivory Park police arrested a 36-year-old man and recovered an unlicensed firearm and ammunition after a tip-off.

The firearms will be tested to establish if they are linked to other crimes, Sello said.