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Israel’s most wanted gang leader, seven others arrested in Bryanston

LOCAL A multi-disciplinary team led by Interpol South Africa, Organised Crime, Detectives, Crime Intelligence and the Special Task Force (STF) have arrested a 46-year-old Israeli gang leader attached to a criminal organisation in Israel called the ‘Abergil Organisation’. The wanted fugitive has been arrested together with seven others at a house in Bryanston. The Israeli gang leader has been on Interpol’s Red Notice from 2015. He is a wanted suspect […]

17 November 2022

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More women take up arms for self defense in SA

The multibillion-rand local gun industry has not been spared from the supply chain disruptions faced by many industries as a result of the covid-19 pandemic and the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Industry players say the poor service delivery at the Central Firearms Registry at the South African Police Service has added to their frustrations. This is on top of logistic challenges in shipping and delays at ports hindering imports of firearms. South […]

10 July 2022

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Ballistic tests to be done on unwanted guns

National Police Spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo says ballistic tests will be done on unwanted weapons handed in at designated police stations by the public during the Firearm Amnesty period. The testing aims determine whether the firearms have ever been used to commit crime. Close to 1 500 illegal or unwanted guns and more than 14 000 rounds of ammunition were handed in by 31 December 2019, marking the end of […]

2 January 2020

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Israel’s most wanted gang leader, seven others arrested in Bryanston

More women take up arms for self defense in SA

Ballistic tests to be done on unwanted guns

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