Police are working around the clock in order to address crimes and bring the perpetrators thereof to book, this was shown again by the vigilance of police members on patrol.
On Tuesday, 6 February 2018 shortly after 16:00, members attached to the Stabilization Unit were busy with crime prevention duties in Block 2 Kewtown Athlone when they spotted a suspicious looking male and approached him. Upon searching the male, they found a 357 Magnum and ammunition on his possession.
Members confiscated the firearm and ammunition and arrested the 18 year male for the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
The serial number of the firearm was still intact. Police investigation around the firearm and the suspect continues. The 18 year old male suspect is due to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on a charge of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
“Illegal firearms in the wrong hands cause untold grief and fear in our communities and they will be removed by police on a consistent basis,” said the Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula.
Anyone with any information on crime in the Philippi area is kindly requested to call the police at 021 697 9250 or Crime Stop at 08600 10111. All information will be treated as highly confidential.
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