DURBAN - Police have once again descended on a property linked to businessman Calvin Mathibeli, as part of a compliance inspection targeting his security company.
Earlier this month authorities raided multiple properties linked to Mathibeli.
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Now, officers have returned as part of a planned compliance inspection under Operation Buyisa.
This is a SAPS initiative aimed removing illegal firearms from circulation and ensure security companies adhere to national regulations.
The latest visit to the security company comes after the Durban High Court dismissed Calvin Mathibeli’s attempt to stop the police from carrying out a firearms compliance inspection at his company.
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KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda said at Calvin and Family Security Services, they flagged discrepancies in the number of firearms recorded.
“The person responsible for firearms at the Mathibeli’s security firm claims that the company has 815 firearms but, in their report, they have a record of 857 firearms.
“We believe that as we continue the inspection, the numbers will correspond. If they don't, then we have a problem,” he said.
Netshiunda warned that failure to account for firearms could have serious consequences.
“Firearms kill people. Firearms are used in robberies. So anything that is to do with a firearm is serious and there are serious implications.
“If they can't account for the firearms that they have, the likelihood (is) that those firearms, wherever they are, they are killing people. So whoever is found to be negligent, there will be serious consequences,” he said.