PICS | Guns and ammunition found hidden inside impounded vehicle

EMPD and police officers have recovered three firearms and 15 rounds of ammunition in Benoni.

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) and police officers recovered three firearms and 15 rounds of ammunition stashed inside a white Toyota Corolla at the Van Rhyn Deep police pound in Benoni.

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The vehicle had reportedly been used by a person who was arrested for the possession of counterfeit money in Kempton Park on 29 October 2022, and had been taken to the pound for further investigation.

EMPD spokesperson Kelebogile Thepa said officers received information that firearms had been stashed in the vehicle.

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“Upon searching of the vehicle, two firearms hidden under the cover of the air conditioner compartment, and one other firearm hidden under the cover of the carbon compartment, were uncovered by the law enforcers,” Thepa added.

EMPD and police officers have recovered three firearms and 15 rounds of ammunition in Benoni.

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EMPD and police officers have recovered three firearms and 15 rounds of ammunition in Benoni.

Supplied EMPD

EMPD and police officers have recovered three firearms and 15 rounds of ammunition in Benoni.

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The serial numbers on all of the firearms – a Girsan Regard, CZ75, and Beretta S66 – had been defaced.

“Law enforcers will continue with investigations,” Thepa said.

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