Makhaza police in Khayelitsha arrested suspects for firearm and ammunition possession. This follows operation Restore that assisted a vehicle tracking company to trace a vehicle, which was stolen during a house robbery in Makhaza earlier. The vehicle was tracked down at Y-Section in Site B, with three male suspects inside.
Picture: SAPS According
to Sergeant Wesley Twigg, one suspect was found in possession of a 9mm pistol
without a serial number and 12 rounds of ammunition. They face charges for the
possession of a stolen motor vehicle and the illegal possession of a firearm
and ammunition.
Twigg
says they are expected to appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrates’ court once
they have been charged.
Picture: SAPS “In an unrelated matter, members of Operation Shanela deployed in Gugulethu to combat crime on Sunday afternoon stopped a vehicle of which the driver was driving reckless in NY4, Gugulethu. Upon searching the vehicle and the occupants, they found a 9mm pistol with nine rounds of ammunition in the vehicle. The occupants were unable to account for the firearm and was subsequently arrested for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.” Sgt Wesly Twigg
The
suspects will appear in the Athlone Magistrates’ court once
they have been charged.
Done by: Elona Sibunzi
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