CRIME SCENE: Kalkfontein, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested a man who allegedly hid a homemade rifle under a mattress.

According to SAPS Kuilsriver police followed up on information about a firearm at premises in Vereenigde Street, Kalkfontein, on Wednesday evening, 7 October 2026.

“The members searched the premises and found a homemade rifle with one round of ammunition hidden under a mattress in the bedroom. They arrested an adult male for possession of a homemade firearm and illegal possession of ammunition.”

In an unrelated matter on Thursday, 8 October 2026, members of Operation Prosper conducted an intelligence-driven operation in Algoa Court, Hanover Park, where they apprehended an adult male who was found in possession of a .38 Special revolver with 16 rounds of ammunition. 

They also arrested two adult males who are wanted for attempted murder, which occurred in December 2025 in Hanover Park.