Police have arrested a 21-year-old man found in possession of a homemade firearm. The arrest forms part of ongoing crime-fighting efforts in the Western Cape to rid the community of guns and drugs.
Police said officers were deployed in the Mfuleni area where the arrest was effected.
“The members were patrolling in Armarda Street, Wesbank, when they saw a suspicious-looking male throwing a black item into a spaza shop. Upon further investigation, it was found to be a homemade firearm. He was arrested and detained at Mfuleni SAPS,” police said in a statement.
A 35-year-old man was also arrested after he was found with a fake gun in Arogen Street in Wesbank.
“Members were doing crime prevention patrols when information was received regarding firearms at the mentioned address. They immediately followed up on the information, which led to the arrest of the suspect,” police explained.
A search in Steenberg and Philippi led to the arrests of two men and the confiscation of mandrax, tik, heroin and cash.
“Once charged the suspects will appear respectively in the Blue Downs, Athlone and Wynberg Magistrate’s Courts for their respective charges,” police stated.
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Se-Anne Rall
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