The Hawks arrested a commander in the Maake stock theft unit on Tuesday for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, Captain Paul Ramaloko said.

“He was arrested for possession of nine unlicensed firearms.”

He said the 50-year-old man was arrested at his house in Maake, near Polokwane, at 3pm. The Hawks confiscated six rifles and three handguns.

“We were following up on information we received that he was involved in illegal hunting.”

Ramaloko said the man would appear in the Phalaborwa Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on charges of possessing unlicensed firearms and ammunition.

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