ACTING on information, members of the Richards Bay-based Operational Response Services (ORS) unit recovered three firearms and arrested three suspects in separate actions on Sunday night.
The weapons included a high-powered AK47 and magazine found buried outside a kraal at Ntondweni, near Mtubatuba.
A suspect, Amos Ndwandwe was arrested and appeared in the Mtubatuba Magistrate’s court.
In the Mpushini area, ORS operatives recovered a .303 rifle and eight rounds of ammunition, taking suspect Mica Madondo into custody at kwaMsane.
Also at Ntondweni, D Buthelezi was arrested and taken to kwaMsane after the recovery of a 9mm Norenco pistol.
The ORS division provides specialised operational response services to the community by, among others, maintaining public order, preventing cross-border crime, providing support during law-enforcement operations and carrying out medium-risk and high-risk operations.
This division consists of the Border Police, the SAPS Air Wing, the Special Task Force, Crime Combating units and Intervention units.
