Metro Police officers seized a 9mm pistol, ammunition and R17 600 cash during a bust in Lavender Hill on Friday.
This after officers recovered a 12-gauge shotgun and numerous rounds of ammunition in Firgrove yesterday. Both raids involved firearms that had been stolen in North West
At around 10.30am on Friday, metro police officers, along with Law Enforcement and the SAPS, executed a search warrant operation at a residence in the area, the City of Cape Town said.
"They found a large amount of money hidden beneath a mattress in one of the rooms. A further search led to the discovery of a 9 mm Luger pistol and eight rounds of ammunition hidden inside the drywall partition.
"A 26-year-old suspect was arrested and detained at Steenberg SAPS. A check of the pistol revealed it was reported stolen in Orkney in the North West province in June this year."
In Firgrove, just before 5pm yesterday, officers received a tip-off about illegal firearms being stored at premises in Port Jackson Avenue, the City said.
"The officers executed a search warrant and as they entered the house, an occupant ran towards a window and threw something wrapped in a towel outside.
"Officers discovered it was a loaded Protecta 12 gauge, single-barrel shotgun. They also found 21 shotgun rounds, a dozen 9mm rounds and a single R4 rifle round."
"A 35-year-old suspect was arrested and detained at Macassar SAPS. A check of the shotgun revealed it was stolen from a security company in the North West province in 2016."