Concerted efforts to eradicate the proliferation of illegal firearms in the Nyanga precinct resulted in the recovery of an illegal firearm and ammunition and the arrest of a 27 year old suspect.
On Friday, 5 July 2019, members attached to Nyanga Crime Prevention acted on information about a firearm that was said to be hidden at a spaza shop in Browns Farm. At the shop the members found the firearm hidden in the inside of the door. A magazine as well as 46 rounds were also found and seized.
The suspect was arrested and detained. He is expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate Court on Monday, 8 July 2019 for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
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