HAWKS crack down on alleged illegal training camp

NYLSTROOM – Polokwane based Hawks Serious Organized Crime Investigation in collaboration with the Public Order Policing (POP) Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC), Tactical Response Team (TRT) and Modimolle Vispol had on 08 August 2024 pounced on an alleged firearm training facility at Modimolle and seized several firearms and ammunition.

It is alleged that the Hawks Serious Organized Crime Investigation received a tip-off about the suspicious training camp at one of the farms in Modimolle. During the operation, the team seized licensed rifles, pistols, and ammunition believed to be used during training.

The purpose of the training is not yet clear, but the military related training cannot be ruled out. The manner in which the firearms and ammunition landed at the farm is still under investigation. No one was arrested.