A city under siege | Questions over police 'catch and release' operation

CAPE TOWN - Western Cape police have confiscated almost 1,500 illegal guns since April.

Most were found in 13 gang hotspot areas being targeted by various law enforcement agencies.

But it's a raid on a flat in Bellville on Monday morning, where 14 firearms were found, that's got tongues wagging.

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According to police intelligence, the firearms had been transported from KwaZulu-Natal to Cape Town. 

But the eight men apprehended in the flat were released as the NPA sent the docket back to the SAPS for further investigation. 

  • eNCA’s Ayesha Ismail tells us more.

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