Over 50 unlicensed guns recovered in Tshwane
Updated | By Mmangaliso Khumalo
Police in Gauteng recovered more than 50 unlicensed firearms and over 180 rounds of ammunition over the weekend.

The firearms were recovered across the province during integrated crime combatting operations that include Operation Shanela and stop-and-searches, while others were recovered through tip-offs from members of the community.
Three undocumented foreign nationals who own a tuckshop were arrested in Atteridgeville after they were found with an unlicensed firearm and eleven rounds of ammunition on Saturday.
"Police received information about a tuckshop owner who was in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Atteridgeville. On Saturday, police proceeded to the suspect's tuckshop. Upon searching the premises, police found an unlicensed firearm and more than ten rounds of live ammunition. Three suspects were arrested," police said in a statement.
In Soshanguve, police recovered two unlicensed firearms from the house of a suspect who is believed to be involved in the registration of stolen and hijacked vehicles.
He was taken into custody after police received a tip-off about a man who was in possession of unlicensed firearms and involved in illegal registration of vehicles.
"Police pounced on the house and found two unlicensed firearms, magazines, a large number of illegal vehicle registration documents, and fraudulent matric certificates. The search for the suspect is underway," SAPS said.
All the recovered firearms will be sent for ballistic analysis to determine whether they are linked to other crimes.
Gauteng commissioner Tommy Mthombeni lauded the efforts to remove illegal firearms from society.
"The recovery of these weapons will contribute to the reduction of crime in the province, as most of the violent crimes like business robberies and car hijackings are committed by suspects who are armed with unlicensed firearms,” he said.
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