Efforts to rid the Western Cape of the illegal possession of firearms in the hands of criminals, yielded positive results when members of the Maitland Flying Squad arrested five suspects aged between 20 and 30 for the possession of prohibited firearms in Kuilsriver on Sunday afternoon 10 July 2022.
The members received information about a suspicious vehicle and that the occupants are armed with firearms. The vehicle was stopped and searched together with the occupants upon which they confiscated two firearms without serial numbers with ammunition.
The suspects are due to make their court appearance in the Blue Downs Magistrates court on Tuesday 12 July 2022.
In an unrelated matter, members of Philippi Crime Prevention Unit and Law Enforcement arrested three suspects aged 26, 21 and 24 respectively for the possession of drugs in Pelican court and Turflyn Walk, Hanover Park, Sunday morning.
The arrests followed when the members searched the two identified premises and found 47 units heroin and 47 units crystal meth.
The suspects are due in Athlone Magistrates court.
