Police recover guns in backyard
By Celeste Ganga23 September 2007
On Saturday Bishop Lavis police conducted a search operation after receiving information regarding ammunition that was hidden at a house in Bishop Lavis.
“With the permission of the owner of the house in Bishop Lavis, police searched the premises and found ammunition wrapped in a black bag buried in the yard,” says police spokesperson, Captain Elliot Sinyangana.
Police found the following items: a hunting rifle, shotgun, silencer, bullet proof jacket, 714 rounds of various calibre ammunition, 500 grams of propellant and a device to load the propellant.
“Based on further investigations by police, it’s been established that the owner of the house is not involved in the crime,” says Sinyangana.
Sinyangana adds that the aim of their investigation is to establish the circumstances and linking anyone to the illegal firearm ammunitions and other items that were found.
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