Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg stated that officers received a tip-off about firearms being stored at a residence allegedly linked to extortion.
The continued fight to eradicate extortion related crime in our communities yielded success when members of the Anti-Economical and Extortion Crime Task Team arrested a suspect for the illegal possession of firearms and drugs early on Wednesday morning, 23 October 2024.
“They found an AK47 assault rifle with 45 rounds of ammunition, five shotgun rounds, a 9mm pistol, 16 mandrax tablets, and 36 packets containing crystal meth in the informal dwelling. A 24-year-old male was arrested for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and possession of drugs.”
The suspect will appear in the Athlone Magistrates’ Court after being formally charged.
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