Mystery surrounds the discovery of firearms and ammunition at a school in Kwazakhele, Port Elizabeth.
Police spokesperson, Captain Andre’ Beetge, says the find was made on Thursday by cleaners at an unused toilet facility Ntyatyambo Primary School in Sir George Grey Street, Zwide and alerted SAPS.
“Kwazakhele Crime Prevention Unit members discovered the firearms and ammunition on their arrival at the school. Four (4) firearms, which included two pistols and two shotguns, as well as 150 live rounds of ammunition of different calibres were found in various bags in the toilet facility which were used for storage of rubbish at the school,” he said.
Beetge said the firearms will be analysed by forensic and ballistic experts to determine if they had been used in the commission of crimes.
“One shotgun was identified as being stolen in June in 2017 in Worcester,” he said.
He said Motherwell Cluster Commander, Major General Dawie Rabie, applauded the swift response by the school staff and principal in alerting SAPS.
“These firearms are now off the streets and out of the hands of the criminals who placed them there. These firearms were possibly used in committing crimes, and suspected also to be used in future crimes,” he said.
General Rabie said they expect to make arrests soon.
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