Efforts to rid our communities of illegal firearms and drugs and to bring the perpetrators thereof to book, yielded positive results when members arrested a few suspects for an array of charges.
Early Saturday morning, 22 July 2023, members of Flying Squad chased a hijacked vehicle which collided with numerous other vehicles before it came to a halt. The passenger jumped out of the vehicle and fired several shots at the SAPS members, hitting the windscreen of the SAPS vehicle. Members returned fire and hit the suspect. A pistol of which the serial number was removed, was seized. Members also found 43 small packets of tik and 15 mandrax tablets. Two suspects aged 22 and 39 were arrested for possession of a hijacked vehicle, possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of drugs. One suspect was detained at Belhar SAPS and the injured suspect was admitted at a local hospital, under police guard. Members were not injured. The suspects will appear in the Bluedowns Magistrates court on…
