Weapons cache found in T'kei
By Denver Donian Crime Reporter
Source: Dispatch
EAST LONDON - Police are searching for an ex-soldier after a large cache of weapons was found at Mqanduli in the Transkei on Wednesday.
Among the items recovered in a raid on a property by the police national intervention unit were 205 live rounds of ammunition for a high calibre rifle, 115 empty cartridges and 40 blank R5 rounds.
Police also recovered 18 R1 tracer rounds, which show a clear light in the night, four bullet-proof vests, ammunition for a shotgun, four used stun grenades and "green smoke" used for camouflage.
Unlicensed 9mm guns, 402 live rounds of 9mm ammunition and 283 empty 9mm cartridges were also found.
Police spokesperson Superintendent Sipho Sinzani said the raid followed information from the community that an ex-soldier was training people to use guns.
A 73-year-old suspect, believed to be the father of the ex-soldier, was arrested. He is due in the Mqanduli Magistrate's Court shortly.
