CAPE TOWN - Western Cape Police have uncovered an arms cache in an industrial area of Malmesbury.
Police pounced on a locked warehouse after following several leads in the area.
READ: Behind the massive arms cache and dagga lab in Pretoria
They had been surveilling the property for 2 days.
Police found 44 firearms, 11 parts, several rounds of ammunition, and substantial quantities of gunpowder.
A 62-year-old naturalised South African of German descent has since been taken into custody.
Western Cape Police have uncovered an arms cache in an industrial area of Malmesbury. Police pounced on a locked warehouse after following several leads in the area. #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/h74r2qDvik
— eNCA (@eNCA) February 18, 2023