Robberies: Police stations have become a source of illegal firearms
31 October 2022
Robberies at police stations have turned them into a great source of illegal firearms in the hands of criminals.
This is evident in the reply by the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, to a parliamentary question by Dr Pieter Groenewald, leader of the FF Plus.
According to the Minister's written reply, 13 robberies took place at police stations from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2021, during which 78 firearms and 982 rounds of ammunition were stolen. (Question and reply attached herewith.)
Apart from the fact that these robberies clearly demonstrate that criminals no longer fear the police, it is alarming that not a single one of the 24 criminals arrested in connection with the robberies have been successfully prosecuted thus far. It points to poor police work.