Sixteen people, including senior-ranking police officers and alleged underworld kingpins have been arrested on charges of fraud and corruption relating to contraventions within the Central Firearm Registry.
It is alleged that the officers were involved in signing off of gun licences without proper verification or correct protocols being followed.
He said during November 2017, police received information on alleged fraud and corruption relating to firearm licence applications taking place between Cape Town and Gauteng. “The investigations were centred around these police stations even though the possibility of other stations being involved cannot be ruled out. These investigations initially began when a few persons of interest appeared to possess firearms ‘legally’.
Following the almost three-year-long investigation J50 Warrants for the arrest were issued for at least 21 suspects. The National Commissioner of Police, General Khehla John Sitole has applauded the perseverance of the team in this investigation.
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