Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Illegal firearm and ammunitions were seized

By Nomava Nobumba
27 January 2010

A 25 year old man was arrested for possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition in Athlone.

SAPS members were busy patrolling when they arrested him.

“We were busy with vehicle patrol duties when we noticed a suspicious person,” said police spokesperson Inspector Ian Bennett.

The suspect was searched and a 9mm pistol and 8 x 9mm rounds of ammunition we seized.

The suspect will appear in the Athlone magistrate’s court tomorrow on charges of possession of illegal firearm and ammunition.

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