SANParke vuurwapens in Krugerwildtuin gekonfiskeer Lowvelder

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SANParke vuurwapens in Krugerwildtuin gekonfiskeer Lowvelder

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Groetnis to everyone, found this article online this morning, anyone have more information on this?

Meer as 30 SANParke vuurwapens in Krugerwildtuin gekonfiskeer
Geen kommentaar is na ‘n week van die polisie ontvang nie.
February 18, 2016
Argieffoto van 'n jaggeweer.
Argieffoto van 'n jaggeweer.
MBOMBELA – SANParke en die polisie swyg oor die meer as 30 vuurwapens wat glo in die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin (NKW) gekonfiskeer is omdat dit glo ongelisensieerd is.
Die voorval is ‘n week en ‘n half gelede onder Laevelder se aandag gebring.

Die spul vuurwapens is na bewering deur polisielede van elders, wat tans in die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin werk, gekonfiskeer. Die lede, wat gewoonlik in Pretoria en ander dorpe gestasioneer is, is tans in die NKW waar hulle renosterstropery beveg as deel van Operation Rhino.

SANParke se woordvoerder, mnr. William Mabasa, het die voorval nie ontken nie, maar gesê dat hy nie daarop kon kommentaar lewer nie, aangesien die polisie in beheer was van die situasie. Provinsiale woordvoerder brig. Selvy Mohlala het die koerant na brig. Vinesh Naidoo verwys, omdat die saak met die polisie se teenstropingseenheid te doen gehad het.

Naidoo het teen druktyd nog nie op die koerant se navrae gereageer nie.

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Hi amyk9,

Could you give a short summary in English for the non-Afrikaans speaking members, please? :o0ps:


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Hey, Amy!

Thread here! \O

viewtopic.php?f=312&t=6603


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Good morning Richprins, thank you for the link to the topic, am I reading this wrong - Die spul vuurwapens is na bewering deur polisielede van elders, wat tans in die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin werk, gekonfiskeer. - reading this and translating it seems SAPS confiscated the firearms from SANPARKS and not as was said on the topic the SAPS firearms were confiscated? This then leads to my next question, the firearms confiscated - would this refer to the bolt action rifles used by the field guides or semi autos (R1's) used by the ranger core?

Somewhere someone slipped up for sure. -O-


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Hello, Amy!

Ja, I see the confusion now!

No, it was police weapons confiscated by police...no more news yet... O-/


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