“In their possession were two unlicensed pistols and several rounds of ammunition. The firearms have been taken in for ballistic testing to determine if they have been used in the commission of crimes,” Mathe said.“The three have already appeared before various courts in Northern KwaZulu-Natal including, Empangeni, Emanguzi and Ngwelezane Magistrate’s Court on a charge of murder, kidnapping, car hijacking, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition as well as house robbery.
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service , General Fannie Masemola said he is confident the task team deployed to clamp down on cross border“We will continue to respond accordingly to ensure we prevent and combat crime in communities like Umkhanyakude. Since the inception of crime combatting operations like Operation Shanela we have managed to arrest 99 754 suspects with a bid to ensure safer communities since 08 May 2023”, Masemola said.