The machine gun and arsenal of rifles, shotguns and detonators hidden inside his manicured family home rattled police in Denmark. But the contents of his padlocked chest freezer in Bloemfontein sickened the world. When police found seven female genital "trophies" in the freezer, Peter Frederiksen, 63, calmly poured himself a glass of wine.Perplexed, he said he had not done anything wrong.Just how a fugitive from justice convicted in 2006 of weapons crimes in Denmark settled in South Africa, got an identity document, evaded capture and became the registered owner of a gun shop with R4-million in stock is as baffling as the gruesome discovery leading to his arrest last week.He lived under the radar for almost a decade until the gruesome find made international headlines.A domestic dispute that began when Frederiksen reported his 28-year-old wife to social services led the Hawks to his townhouse in Bloemfontein.''When she was called in, she [said] there were certain body parts stored in his freezer," said Hawks investigator Warrant Officer Lynda Steyn.mini_story_image_hleft1Steyn said police would launch an audit tomorrow of weapons at the shop, Impala Arms, which was recently re-registered as Bloemfontein Arms. The probe will determine if Frederiksen was legally declared competent to own and sell firearms.But top priority for investigators is to trace the women whose genitalia were found inside a supermarket bag. ''Inside the packet were seven smaller packets containing the clitorises. It was labelled with names and dates," said Steyn.Scattered around the dusty, grimy two-bedroom home in Langenhoven Park were 500 graphic photographs, said Steyn, including images on a digital camera of surgical procedures on women and, in one case, a child, plus a video.There were vials of local anaesthetic and surgical tools such as forceps and scissors, as well as body-piercing jewellery.One of the alleged victims, his wife, who may not be named, told Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet in a video interview that Frederiksen surgically removed part of her genitals after spiking her glass of champagne. Tears trickling down her face, she described waking up dazed. "I had a headache like I've never had before. And the pain, I've never had such pain," she said."I woke up dizzy, the blood was spraying. I saw the flashlight of a camera." Frederiksen was taking photographs. She asked: "Peter, why did you do this?" He replied: "My wife has to be clean."Frederiksen blamed his wife, who is from Lesotho, in an interview with the newspaper."It is my wife who uses the stuff and not me." He obtained permission, he said, to photograph female circumcisions in the mountains of Lesotho.His family abroad, including his estranged wife Vivian and adult children, run a thatching business in the village of Tisvildeleje, 60km from the Danish capital, Copenhagen.Vivian and her son Jarl, who run the business, did not return calls. Their phones were on voicemail.It was here that Danish police found a cache of pistols, shotguns, airguns and rifles with telescopic sights. They were stashed in every nook and cranny, including the attic, children's rooms, basement, under stairs, in the kitchen and in office drawers, with boxes of ammunition, military detonators and detonating cord. A loaded Remington shotgun was in a bedroom cupboard.full_story_image_hleft2Frederiksen fled Denmark after being convicted in 2006 on weapons charges.In a radio interview aired in Denmark this week, he bragged about having slipped into Denmark several times for visits despite being a wanted man. He travelled to Sweden and drove into Denmark by car, a route not subject to border controls.Danish authorities finally imposed a reduced sentence of six months in jail in 2010 on condition he return. He never did.South African Police Service records show he was fined R2500 under the Biodiversity Act for possessing elephant tusk this year. He will appear tomorrow in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on charges of sexual assault, intimidation, domestic violence and contravening the medicines and health acts.Before a person could apply for a firearm, "you first have to become competent", said South African Gun Owners' Association spokesman Advocate John Welch."Either as a dealer or an owner there are strict requirements to have a proper understanding of the law and firearms. Then there must be a security clearance, the police must have ensured that you are a fit and proper person. How he managed to jump through the hoops without the police picking up that he had a criminal record overseas is not known to me."Jeppe Hallencreutz-Fogtmann, of the Danish embassy in Pretoria, would only confirm that a Danish citizen had been arrested and officials had been in contact with him.In Bloemfontein, neighbours are reeling in disgust. One woman said about a dozen of them had signed a petition to have Frederiksen evicted.It came as a great shock to one young resident. ''Goddamn! That guy's my neighbour. I had to grab a beer to absorb what my neighbours were telling me."Fellow residents of Eden Glen said Frederiksen was a private person with odd ''quirks". ''He'd walk around the complex in his underwear and even have a conversation with you. It was uncomfortable," said one.sub_head_start Visa 'gaps' eased his way into SA sub_head_endThe Danish man arrested with a gruesome collection of female genitalia stored in his freezer in Bloemfontein became a permanent resident of South Africa in just nine months.Frederiksen arrived in the country in 2006 after fleeing authorities in Denmark, where he was convicted of being in possession of dangerous weapons, including a machine gun.The process to become a permanent resident usually takes up to five years.Home affairs is investigating how he obtained his permanent residence so quickly and whether he produced a police clearance certificate from Danish authorities.Home affairs spokesman Mayihlome Tshwete confirmed that the 63-year-old - who is facing charges of sexual assault, intimidation, domestic violence and contravention of the medicines and health acts - entered South Africa in 2006 on a tourist visa.Frederiksen, who was arrested last week, was a fugitive from justice at the time."He got permanent residence in nine months. This usually takes up to five years," said Tshwete."Clearly there were gaps in our security system back then," he said.The Dane obtained a South African identity book and identity number in 2007."Our system was very relaxed in 2006. People could just come here as visitors, change their visas and stay as long as they wanted," Tshwete said.He cited the ease with which Frederiksen entered the country as one of the reasons South Africa's visa protocols needed to be reviewed."If he had tried to do this in 2015, we would have demanded a security clearance and he wouldn't have been allowed in the country."It was a lot easier back then and a lot of people exploited our visa and immigration system," said Tshwete.He said the new visa regulations were on a par with those in the US and UK.laganparsadm@sundaytimes.co.za, jurgensa@sundaytimes.co.za..