Man arrested for being in possession of an unlicensed firearm

Imogen Vollenhoven
5December 2012

During a routine roadblock in Worcester yesterday, police arrested seven men when they found an unlicensed firearm and 60 rounds of ammunition.

After an investigation, six of the men were released without being charged.

Lieutenant-Colonel Andre Traut said the man, would appear in the Worcester Magistrate's Court on Thursday, on charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

He was one of seven men arrested at a routine roadblock on the N1 on Tuesday morning, during farmworker protests.

 Traut adds that the suspects were driving in the direction of De Doorns when their vehicle was searched.

 

An unlicensed firearm and 60 rounds of ammunition were found in the vehicle and no one could produce a valid license for the possession thereof.

Six of the men were released after an investigation.