Free State: On 27 August 2017, an intelligence led operation was conducted with POP and K-9 members at St Helena, Welkom. One persons was arrested for the possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. During the operation, several unlicensed firearms were seized at a municipal sewerage farm in St Helena, Welkom;
3x R1 rifles
1x Uzzi rifle
1x shotgun
2× Revolvers
4x pistols
The following ammunition was also confiscated;
R5 – 75 round of ammunition
Revolver – 124 rounds of ammunition
9mm – 115 rounds of ammunition
Unlicensed firearms seized during operation in Welkom https://t.co/ji4x7Z3ZB6 #ArriveAlive @SAPoliceService pic.twitter.com/gZDYXLju8l
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) August 28, 2017