Huge arms stash seized in Cape Town
2011-01-15 23:24
Cape Town - A "huge" assortment of explosives, firearms, ammunition and replica firearms were seized on Friday at a farm in Durbanville, Western Cape police said.
The stash of ammunition included: two pistols, two rifles, a shotgun, a rifle barrel, a firearm frame without a barrel, two deactivated rifles, six magazines, nine empty shotgun shells, 655 mixed live rounds, 14 rifle replicas, a teargas canister and a green ammunition case, Warrant Officer November Filander said.
Police opened a docket for possession of illegal firearms and ammunition.
"Of concern to the SAPF is the discovery of replica firearm devices in the lot, Filander said.
Members of the public were warned that the illegal possession of replica firearm devices was a punishable offence, he said.
- SAPA
