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Police arrest suspect with illegal firearm in East London

Police arrest suspect with illegal firearm in East London
Police arrest suspect with illegal firearm in East London. Image source: Pixabay

Immediate follow up on information received, resulted in the recovery of a 9mm pistol and ammunition by East London K9 Unit and Duncan Village Vispol members during the early hours of this morning, 01 October 2023.

It is alleged that the firearm belongs to the suspect’s father. The licence holder will also be facing charges of failing to safeguard his firearm, supplying his firearm to an unauthorized person and failure to report the loss of the firearm.

The arrested suspect (in his thirties) will appear before the East London Magistrates’ Court on 02 October 2023 on a charge of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

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