Stolen rifles recovered in Winterton

Officers say members of the National Public Order Reserve Unit had been conducting their duties in the area when they received information about the firearms.

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The unit proceeded to two homesteads in the Khethani and Maswazini areas, where they recovered the firearms and ammunition.

Police spokesperson, Nqobile Gwala says the suspects, aged 41 and 48, were arrested for being in possession of a firearm without a license.

Gwala says the rifles have been linked to a case of housebreaking in the Winterton area in January.

"The firearms will be taken to ballistics to ascertain whether they were used in any crimes in the country," she said.

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The suspects appeared in the Colenso Magistrate's Court yesterday.

They have been remanded in custody until the 22nd of August for a formal bail application.