SA: Comanchero OMCG (case study)

Seizure of automatic weapons: Firearms located in hidden compartments

As a result of intelligence emanating out of Operation IRONSIDE, the AFP provided information which led to the SAPOL seizure of several automatic weapons in early January 2020.

The weapons were seized from a vehicle alleged to be linked to the Comanchero OMCG and located within a highly sophisticated, hidden compartment.

This concealment would not have been identified and the dangerous automatic weapons seized without the AFP provided information

Items seized:

1 x Steyr 5.56 fully-automatic military rifle
1 x Colt AR15 5.56 semi-automatic rifle and scope
1 x Glock 9mm handgun
1 x Luger 9mm handgun
1 x Ruger 357 magnum revolver
Magazines to suit the above weapons
A quantity of .223 calibre ammunition
A quantity of .45 calibre ammunition.