{"id":46479,"date":"2022-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricatribune.com\/?guid=19d7d626a0bba573e5fab795bb858c49"},"modified":"2022-03-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T00:00:00","slug":"western-cape-police-ridding-communities-of-unlicensed-firearms-and-ammunition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatribune.com\/western-cape-police-ridding-communities-of-unlicensed-firearms-and-ammunition\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Cape police ridding communities of unlicensed firearms and ammunition"},"content":{"rendered":"
CAPE TOWN – Efforts by Strand police to rid their streets of unlicensed firearms yielded positive results when they arrested a 15-year-old suspect for the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition in Secor Drive, Strand yesterday.<\/p>\n
The members were busy with patrols, when they received information about a suspect walking with a firearm and a description of the suspect was given. The suspect, fitting the description, was spotted and was stopped and searched. He was found in possession of a firearm, with serial number filed off and ammunition.<\/p>\n
The suspect is due to make a court appearance in Strand once charged.<\/p>\n
In an unrelated matter, members of Worcester police arrested two adult males for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Sampson Street, Riverview, Worcester, yesterday morning. The members executed a search warrant at the premises and found a firearm and ammunition hidden under a caravan in the yard.<\/p>\n
Once charged, the suspects will appear in the Worcester Magistrate\u2019s Court on the mentioned charges.<\/p>\n
Furthermore members of Elsies River police arrested two suspects both, 31 years old, when they acted on information given by the public of suspects walking with a firearm last night in Warwick Place, Avon Estate. The suspects were apprehended and found with a firearm with ammunition.<\/p>\n
Once charged, the suspects will make their court appearance in Goodwood on a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Police Service<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CAPE TOWN – Efforts by Strand police to rid their streets of unlicensed firearms yielded positive results when they arrested a 15-year-old suspect for the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition in Secor Drive, Strand yesterday.The members we…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n