Last night, members of the Westenburg police station in Limpopo, followed up on information about suspected goods locked up in a room of an abandoned house in the Nirvana area. Upon arrival police searched the premises and confiscated thrre AK 47 rifles, four magazines and 345 rounds of live ammunition; 1 R1 rifle and two magazines and 1 038 rounds of live ammunition.
They also found 47 900 x 9mm projectiles, 69 x 38 special rounds as well as several other rounds of ammunition for different calibre firearms. Members also found a machine used to reload empty cartridges, a bullet proof vest and several bags filled with a white substance.
Forensic tests will be conducted to determine whether the powder might be drugs while the firearms will be taken for ballistic tests to determine whether they have been used in the commission of a crime. Investigations into the discovery and to determine who the items belonged to and what they were used for are ongoing.
