Port Elizabeth - Four suspects have been arrested in rural Eastern Cape as part of Operation Stabilisation which aims to fight the proliferation of illegal weapons, police said on Tuesday.
Tonjeni said over the last two days, four men aged between 33 and 65, were arrested and seven illegal firearms including an R5 assault rifle, nine magazines, 78 rounds of ammunition and two holsters confiscated Tonjeni said on Monday the team embarked on a search for illegal firearms at Blackhill, Mahlungulu and Qumbu CBD resulting in the arrest of a 38-year-old male suspect for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident during a stop and search at Bityi, members received information from a community member about a shooting that had recently taken place at a local tavern in the Ematyeni Engqina locality.
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