Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Gauteng

ROODEPOORT - Police officers from Gauteng Organised Crime Tracing Team and Police Emergency Services Flexi arrested a 36-year-old man after he was found with two rifles, an AK-47 and 308 semi-automatic, and more than 80 rounds of ammunition in Roodepoort.

On Monday, 05 January 2026, police received information about unlicensed firearms being harboured at a certain house in Roodepoort.

A team of two police units was mobilised to follow up on information. As they searched the house, the police found one AK-47 rifle, one 308 semi-automatic rifle, one magazine and more than 80 live rounds of ammunition.

The man who was found in the house was arrested and charged with possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. He is expected to appear before Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in due course.

Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, applauded the team for acting swiftly after receiving the information. The firearms will be taken for ballistic tests to establish if they were used in the commission of other crimes.

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