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Police members arrest suspects for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

By Rachel Mohamed A 23-year-old suspect has been arrested for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition in Delft on Tuesday, 15 October, and will be appearing in the Bellville Magistrate’s court once charged. SAPS Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie said Anti-Gang Unit members deployed in the Delft policing precinct followed up on information regarding a firearm hidden at a premises in Junker Crescent, Delft. “On arrival at the identified […]

16 October 2024

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Three suspects arrested and disarmed in Muizenberg

Local police in Muizenberg arrested three suspects for the possession of illegal firearms and ammunition in Hillview yesterday. The suspects aged 24, 34 and 36 were arrested after trying to evade officials during crime prevention duties. The officers recovered two 9mm pistols, a 357 magnum revolver and ammunition. SAPS Spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg says once charged the suspects will make court appearances in Muizenberg Magistrate court tomorrow to face the […]

19 October 2021

Local

Ammunition stolen during Durban looting could be in criminals’ hands: ISS

The Institute of Security Studies says the 1.5 one million rounds of ammunition stolen during last week’s looting in Durban could already be in the hands of criminals. The ammunition was looted from a shipping container at a depot in Prospecton in the south of Durban. Senior Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies Johan Burger says police must do everything in their power to recover the stolen ammunition before […]

22 July 2021

Local

Two Cape Town suspects expected in court over illegal weapons and ammunition

Police have seized an assortment of ammunition and an illegal firearm during an operation at Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain. Spokesperson, Frederck van Wyk, says they acted on a tip-off and arrested a 28-year-old man in Zelda Street after he'd buried a range of ammunition in a black bag in a yard. He says they also seized a 9mm pistol and 26 rounds of ammunition while chasing a suspect who ran […]

6 April 2021

Local

Firearm Amnesty period extended to 31 January 2021

The latest National Crime Statistics once again showed that firearms were the preferred weapon in the commission of most violent crimes. Reducing the circulation of firearms may potentially reduce the scourge of violent crimes quite significantly. The restrictions of Levels 5 and 4 had prevented people from turning in illegal as well as their unlicensed and unwanted firearms and ammunition. A new Firearm Amnesty approved by Parliament at the end […]

9 November 2020

Local

Two foreigners arrested in CT for illegal possession of abalone, processing equipment worth over R800,000

Two foreign nationals were arrested after they were found in possession of a large quantity of illegal abalone in Bellville in Cape Town, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape said on Saturday. On Thursday, vigilant members of the SAPS Bellville crime prevention unit (CPU) acted on information about illegal abalone in a house in Kommesaris Street in Welgemoed in Bellville, SAPS spokesperson Siyabulela Malo said in […]

26 January 2020

Local

W Cape police out in full force for criminals

Members of the Anti-Gang Unit in Cape Town have arrested two suspects and seized three firearms in Kensington on Thursday. Police spokesperson, Novella Potelwa, says police followed up on information about a shooting incident when they spotted two men fleeing the scene. She says police discovered two pistols and a shotgun, as well as several rounds of ammunition. Police say the serial number of one of the pistols was filed […]

3 January 2020

Local

Ammo shortage and gun thefts: Cape cops’ firearms fiasco

Western Cape police not only have to deal with several firearms that have gone missing from two stations and gangsters armed with guns meant to be with cops. They also have to contend with a shortage of ammunition at a shooting practice range. Various issues relating to firearms and police officers in the province have surfaced over several months and viewed together, paint a worrisome picture in a province that […]

6 June 2018

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