2 suspects arrested in Meyersdal after found in possession of 30 unlicensed firearms
They were nabbed during an intelligence driven operation on Monday night.
One of the 30 unlicensed firearms two suspects, who were arrested on 28 July 2025, were found in possession of. Picture: X/SAPoliceService
CAPE TOWN - Two suspects have been arrested in Meyersdal, Johannesburg, after they were found in possession of 30 unlicensed firearms destined for the Western Cape.
They were nabbed during an intelligence-driven operation on Monday night.
The police's Athlenda Mathe said their anti-kidnapping task team believes it has broken the back of a syndicate involved in the trafficking of unlicensed firearms.
"The arrest of the 34 and 45-year-old suspects follows several days of surveillance and information gathering across provinces by the SAPS [South African Police Service] anti-kidnapping task team, where suspects involved in the moving of unlicensed firearms were identified. As suspects collected the firearms, the team moved in for a coordinated tactical takedown in Meyersdal. The suspects were found with 30 x 9mm unlicensed firearms."
Mathe says both suspects have been linked to various other cases in Gauteng and the Western Cape.