Kensington police have rounded
up two suspected gang members for possession of illegal firearms.
On Monday, the Anti-Gang Unit
in the precinct received information about illegal firearms and busted a pair
of alleged thugs in two separate incidents.
In one incident, police
spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk reports that police had arrested a 30-year-old.
Van Wyk says “On Monday, the members operationalised information about illegal
firearms which led them to a premises in Ventura Street, Kensington where they
thoroughly searched the premises and found a 9mm short pistol and one magazine.
A 30-year-old male was arrested for possession of prohibited firearm."
And in a separate incident, on
the same day, police members were still patrolling the area with disruptive
operations in Kensington when they received information about another firearm
being kept at an address in Glider Road. FC Van Wyk says “The members quickly
responded to the identified address where they found a Taurus. 38 special
revolver, four 38 special rounds and 12 9mm rounds of ammunition. A 16-year-old
male was arrested for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and Illegal
possession of ammunition.
The team continued
patrolling in the Kensington area received an anonymous tip-off about a firearm
in Acre Street, and seized a CZ-75 pistol and one magazine which were found
abandoned.
An inquiry docket was opened
at Kensington SAPS and forwarded to Kensington CID for further investigation.
Done by Shaneca Cupido
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