Police arrested suspects in possession of unlicensed firearms in Pelican Park and Parow

Police arrested two suspects on charges relating to possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Pelican Park and Parow on Tuesday.

Police Spokesperson Captain Frederick van Wyk, added that while the police were doing routine patrols in Grassy Park this week, they spotted a suspicious vehicle. After pulling the vehicle over and conducting a search, police found a 9mm pistol with 17 rounds of ammunition between the seats.

In an unrelated matter, members of Maitland Flying Squad followed up on information about a firearm at a premises in Parow.

After conducting a search, the squad confiscated a 9 mm pistol, of which the serial was removed on the breach. The firearm was handed in at Parow SAPS. 

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