De Wet Potgieter

A war of words has erupted between Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir and the family of slain gangster boss Cyril Beeka over the ownership of 50 sophisticated firearms.

The New Age could not ascertain where the firearms are kept and who is in charge of the cache after Beeka was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Cape Town earlier this year.

Ownership of a security company, CDS Security, lies at the heart of the dispute.

Krejcir yesterday confirmed the existence of 50 sophisticated firearms, ranging from Heckler & Koch pistols, semi-automatic rifles and shotguns registered in CDS''s name, and claimed that 30 of them belong to his son, Denis.

Krejcir told TNA he bought CDS Security with its 50 registered firearms in 2008 with the help of Beeka from controversial security operator and former Big Brother star, "Bad Brad" Wood.

Wood has stated in an affidavit that the shares in CDS Security were put in Beeka''s name because Krejcir was not yet compliant in terms of the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA).

"I took 24 guns and issued them to my sites, and Beeka took 26 guns," Wood stated.

Soon after his alleged involvement in the Aurora Mine shooting in August last year, where illegal miners were shot to death underground, Beeka offered him the remaining 49% share in CDS for R500000, said Wood.

"Beeka then came to me and said RAM, a company for which I worked as head of security operations, would give me R360000, and for the R140000 balance they would give me a contract for my dogs.

"I own a business called K9 Law enforcement, specialising in explosives detection and narcotics detection using dogs," he said.

David Lazarus, joint managing director of RAM Couriers, said yesterday they believe Cyril Beeka owned CDS, and he presumed it was now an asset of his estate.

Krejcir told TNA this week: "I do not know where those firearms are and it concerns me a lot."

He confirmed that Smuts had written to him last month on behalf of Beeka''s older brother, Edward, accusing him of death threats against the Beeka family.

When Beeka approached Krejcir three years ago and told him CDS Security was for sale, he said he told the slain gang boss he would not settle for anything less than a majority share in the company.

"I wanted to buy the company for my son, Denis, and want him to be the director of CDS," Krejcir said.

Beeka informed Krejcir the shares could not be transferred into Denis''s name before he gets a clearance and a licence from PSIRA.

Krejcir said his son completed the security training for a PSIRA license a month ago. He approached Beeka''s older brother, Edward, who is the trustee of Cyril''s estate, in Cape Town about the ownership of CDS, but Edward refused to talk to him and referred him to his lawyer, he claimed.

"Our client, however, confirms that he indeed holds the view that he has a claim against the estate of the late Cyril Beeka, which we have been instructed to formulate and forward to you once it has been done."

Edward Beeka declined to comment on the matter.