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Field footage · Bishop Lavis policing area, Western Cape

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SAPS Anti-Gang Unit recovers three firearms in Bishop Lavis area

Text poster only. The release photos show handguns laid out with loose rounds of ammunition: a pistol and two revolvers on a white surface, a pistol and magazine on a wooden desk, and a pistol beside a row of cartridges; a fourth image is a SAPS 'Guns Off The Streets' campaign graphic.

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Photos released Oct. 19, 2026 by the South African Police Service. SAPS says its Anti-Gang Unit, acting on intelligence after a fatal shooting in Bonteheuwel on Oct. 11, arrested a 33-year-old gang-affiliated man for murder on Oct. 17, then found three firearms and 18 rounds of ammunition on two other streets and arrested two men, aged 28 and 47, for unlicensed possession. The release photos show handguns, including two revolvers, laid out with ammunition. Charges are allegations; SAPS said the three were due in Bishop Lavis Magistrate's Court on Oct. 19.

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SAPS Anti-Gang Unit recovers three firearms in Bishop Lavis area
Where
Bishop Lavis policing area, Western Cape
When
2026-10-19
Source
South African Police Service
Credit
South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService), watch at source
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Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)
Details
Official release · South African Police Service, Western Cape (@SAPoliceService) · Bishop Lavis policing area, Western Cape

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