Efforts to keep our province safe and to eradicate the possession of unlicensed firearms yielded positive results when members of the Provincial Extortion Task Team arrested a 27-year-old suspect for the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition in Spreeu Street, Hopland, Langebaan on 28 December 2021.
The members received information of a firearm at the premises and followed up the information.
The premises was searched and a AK47 automatic rifle with ammunition was confiscated.
The suspect is due to make a court appearance on 29 December 2021 in the Vredenburg Magistrates Court on the mentioned charges.
In an unrelated matter members of the Maitland Flying Squad arrested two suspects aged 17 and 24 for the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition in Klipfontein Road, Athlone in the early hours of 29 December 2021.
The members were busy with stop and search operations when they stopped a vehicle. They searched the vehicle and found a .38 special revolver with ammunition under the front seat.
The suspects are due to make a court appearance in Athlone Magistrates court on Friday, 31 December 2021 on the, mentioned charges.
