4 cops charged with allegedly stealing cigarettes
The investigation discovered that some firearms were allegedly sold to people, particularly in the East Rand area.
Following leads, a Gauteng education department employee, Kgotso Mooketsi, 36, was arrested in Springs while in alleged possession of an R4 rifle and three empty magazines.
Mooketsi, who is out on bail for an unrelated armed robbery case, appeared in the Springs Magistrate’s Court in February and April.
He is in custody and is scheduled to appear in court again in May.
Another 13 R4 rifles and a 9mm pistol have been recovered in Daveyton, and one 9mm pistol in a veld in Kwa-Thema. The recovered firearms have been sent for ballistic testing in Pretoria.