Emalahleni man found with 9 illegal guns, 617 live rounds gets bail

“According to the whistle-blowers, the suspect allegedly threatened people with firearms and appeared intoxicated. When police arrived at his residence, he was allegedly found with two firearms, a revolver and a rifle next to him.”

The other weapons were found during a search of the house.

A preliminary probe found Nelson had four firearms registered under his name but only two had valid licences. The remaining firearms were apparently inherited from his father but also had no licences, according to police.

Nelson was granted R3,000 bail and is expected back in court on April 10.

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