NOT A FAWK

Cops confiscate Bontas klappers on Guy Fawkes

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BONTEHEUWEL mense had their Guy Fawkes klappers confiscated as authorities clamped down on the illegal activities yesterday.

SAPS, metro police, fire and rescue services, and city health inspectors all teamed up, focusing on the illegal sale of fireworks and rising acts of vandalism.

Past Guy Fawkes days on the Cape Flats have seen mense being stoned, burnt with acid and dogs hurt in the most imaginable ways.

Yesterday, cops confiscated knives, a zipgun, and a paintball gun resembling an assault rifle from a dilapidated former preschool.

Several boxes of fireworks were also seized, prompting a heated exchange between officers and a woman claiming she had bought them legally.