CRIME SCENE: Klipgat, North-West: A man has been arrested for allegedly being in possession of a number of stolen items, including police and government-issue items and firearms.

According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) the 49-year-old suspect was arrested during an intelligence-driven operation in the early hours of Monday, 31 August 2026 by the Provincial Anti-Gang-Unit and Crime Intelligence Overt Operations.

The police obtained a search warrant for a residence in Klipgat and while executing the search, they recovered three firearms, including a silver 9mm pistol without serial numbers and two blank firearms, one of which was allegedly modified to fire live ammunition. 

“A total of 115 live 9mm rounds, three empty 9mm magazines, three empty 9mm cartridges, 40 blank rounds and a pistol holster were also seized.

“Furthermore eight laptops, three cellphones and a Motorola hand-held radio were recovered. One of the laptops bore a government department sticker. Police also seized approximately 21 kilograms of copper cable as well as two SAPS caps, a pair of police socks, a SAPS pocketbook and a SAPS badge,” the police.