JP Smith responds to claims of missing police firearms

THE City's Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith has hit back at claims made by National Coloured Congress's (NCC) leader, Fadiel Adams' that 27 firearms belonging to Metro Police went missing in 2002.

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

Smith kicked back to the allegations via his Facebook page and also responded to the Cape Argus' queries about the claims, in which he stated that four firearms had vanished in the past two years and that the more than two-decade discrepancy was due to an administrative error which had been ironed out.

"It has come to our attention that the NCC political party and their various proxies are sharing misinformation related to the Metro Police Firearms," Smith explained.

"As the City would like to dismiss and condemn their continued attempts to share misinformation.

"The facts of the matter are: In the past 2 years the City of Cape Town has only lost 4 firearms, 3 were recovered and the 1 missing firearm was an armed robbery.

"The 27 firearms referred in their misinformation pertain to historic firearms that were purchased and licensed under various municipalities prior to their integration into a single UNICITY, namely the City of Cape Town in 2002.