SAPS members unrelenting commitment to eliminate the presence of illegal firearms in our communities yielded positive results with the arrest of two suspects.
On 11 August 2020, at around 21:30, members attached to the Mitchells Plain Crime Prevention Unit were busy conducting crime prevention duties in Buttress Street, Tafelsig when they acted on information about a male suspect who had run into a house carrying a firearm.
Upon arrival at the address, members found the suspect and conducted a search of the premises. They discovered a silver 9mm short firearm with several rounds of ammunition. A 27-year-old suspect was arrested and is facing a possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition charge.
Meanwhile, about an hour later at approximately 22:30, members of Mitchells Plain CPU were conducting crime prevention duties in Plantasie Street, Tafelsig when they noticed a man who started running when he saw the police vehicle approaching.
Members gave chase and saw the suspect throwing an object onto the roof of a residence. When police retrieved the item they found that it was a CZ 75 pistol. Several rounds of ammunition were also recovered. A 24-year-old suspect was arrested on a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Both suspects appeared in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on 12 August 2020.
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