Majority of missing SAPS firearms not recovered

Published on

15 May 2024

By ProtectionWeb

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DNA_testing_SAPS — DNA sampling on suspected stolen firearms. Picture: SA Police Service.

Men and women in National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola’s SA Police Service (SAPS) reported 742 firearms stolen in the 2022/23 financial year with just a third of them – 245 – recovered.

Majority of missing SAPS firearms not recovered

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