More than 2,000 weapons surrendered so far during amnesty
Gauteng leads with the most guns given up during firearms surrender programme
14 January 2020 - 18:35
In less than 50 days since the firearm amnesty period started, 2,266 firearms had been surrendered to police stations across SA, police minister Bheki Cele said.
He was speaking at Linden police station in Johannesburg during the handover of 298 guns by firearms dealer Chris van der Bergh. Deputy police minister Cassel Mathale and national police commissioner Khehla Sitole were also present for the occasion...
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