Mozambique Destruction :: Operations Rachel

Operation Rachel XI (1)

Start date: 2005 – 10- 02
End date: 2005 – 10-20
Provinces covered during Operation: Nampula, Zambezia, Gaza, Tete, Niassa, Maputo, Sofala, and Inhambane.
Number of South African Police Service members in Operation: 14
Number of Mozambican Police Officers in Operation: 6
Number of SARPCCO Police officers in Operation: 25

Weaponry and ammunition destroyed:

Handguns 250
Sub-Machine Guns 159
Rifles 2739
Light/Heavy Machine Guns 26
Mortars (Weapon) 11
Launchers 8
Small Arms Ammunition 1.66 million
Cannon/Gun Ammunition 147
Mortar Bombs 208
Projectiles/Rockets/Missiles 154
Boosters/Rocket Motors 37
Initiators/Fuses 320
Grenades 76
Personnel Mines 38
Anti Tank Mines 2
Safety Fuse 5m
Detonators 16
Magazines 501



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