AK-47 rifles and magazines seized in Magaliesburg
Police have seized eight AK-47 rifles and seven magazines in Magaliesburg on Tuesday
Black News 
Four suspects were arrested in Magaliesburg on Tuesday and will be profiled and have the recovered firearms taken for ballistic testing to determine if they were used in any commission of crime.
A total of eight AK-47 rifles and seven empty magazines were seized by police.
Gauteng police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says, “The members were patrolling on the R24 when they noticed a Volvo truck with a Namibian registration number parked on the side of the road and a Mazda sedan behind it. As the team observed the vehicles, two men carried a mielie bag from the truck into the boot of the Mazda. Members swiftly approached the occupants.
“Upon searching the mielie bag they found the rifles and the magazines. All four suspects were arrested and charged with possession of unlicensed firearms.
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The police continue unabated to fight the proliferation of unlicensed firearms in the province. On the morning of 16 June 2026, the members from SAPS Magaliesburg arrested four suspects and seized… pic.twitter.com/Epv42osmg2
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