Three suspects, ages 23 to 28, were arrested on Monday afternoon in Mitchells Plain on charges of unlawfully possessing ammunition, possessing an unlicensed firearm, possessing a prohibited firearm, and possessing a stolen motor vehicle.
Metro Police spokesperson Ruth Solomon said officers on patrol in the area received information of a hijacked vehicle travelling through the Philippi Horticultural area towards Lentegeur.
“They pulled up to the vehicle at an intersection on Morgenster Road and, during a search, recovered three firearms and ammunition. They were detained at Lentegeur South African Police Services (SAPS) and, the vehicle was booked in at Bellville South Pound for further safekeeping,” she added.