By STAFF REPORTER
12 October 2026 – The police have seized seven firearms, an airgun, several magazines and 89 rounds of ammunition during an operation in Germiston, Gauteng, while searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a 2024 murder case in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. The police said the operation was conducted on 9 October 2026, by the Richards Bay Organised Crime Task Team, supported by members of the Public Order Policing (POP) Unit based in Springs.
The national police spokesperson, Colonel Amanda van Wyk said the team acted on information regarding the whereabouts of a suspect who is wanted in connection with a murder case reported in Richards Bay in 2024. Van Wyk said upon arriving at the identified address in Germiston, police seized two rifles, three pistols, a revolver, a shotgun, an airgun, several magazines and 89 rounds of ammunition of various calibres.
“The suspect remains at large, and investigations are continuing to trace and arrest the wanted individual.
“The seized firearms would undergo ballistic testing to determine whether they may have been used in the commission of other serious and violent crimes,” she said.
Van Wyk further said they have urged the public to assist with information that could lead to the suspect’s arrest.
