Boy (16) arrested with illegal firearm, Lentegeur

South African Police Service

Boy (16) arrested with illegal firearm, Lentegeur
Boy (16) arrested with illegal firearm, Lentegeur

Our focus to significantly reduce the number of firearms in the wrong hands in this province, has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old male during police interventions in Lentegeur, Mitchells plain on 8 June 2021.

Observant members were busy with patrols when they responded to intelligence driven information. As they approached a local shop in Firethorn Street, they found the suspect armed with a 9mm pistol with three rounds of ammunition.

The boy could not produce a valid licence to be in possession of such a firearm, and was arrested.

Once charged, he is expected make a court appearance in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate court.

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