Police attached to Mfuleni SAPS arrested five suspects for possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition. Based on information received by police, house searches were conducted on 20 February 2017 at 18:45 in the Wesbank area. A 9mm pistol with two live rounds was found in one of the houses. Four men aged between 18 and 46 years old were arrested and are facing charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
In a separate incident today, 21 February 2017 at 01:30, Mfuleni police were again patrolling in Wesbank and conducting stop and search operations, when they saw someone dropping something and starting to run. A 25 year old man was arrested and a homemade firearm with one R5 round was seized.
All five arrested suspects will appear in the Blue Downs Magistrates’ Court on 23 February 2017 on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and of a prohibited firearm.
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