On Saturday 29 January 2022 at approximately 01:45, the Provincial Extortion Task Team members acted on information received from a reliable source regarding illegal firearm and drugs at the premises at Adriaan Louw Street, Montana. On arrival the members found a revolver and five 32 rounds in a drawer. After further searching the premises, mandrax with the estimated street value of R15 000 was also confiscated. No suspect was arrested as yet.

On Saturday 29 January 2022 approximately 02:00 through the consistent efforts by the Provincial Extortion Task Team to bring perpetrators to book, yielded success when one suspect was arrested at a residence in NY113 Gugulethu for drug trafficking, when he was caught with an amount of 467 Boss mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of over R20 000. The suspect will appear in the Athlone Magistrates’ court once charged.

In an unrelated matter on Saturday 29 January 2022 at 00:50 Delft Crime Prevention Unit members noticed a known gang member driving a silver Polo vehicle. They tried to stop it, but the driver accelerated at high speed. A chase ensued until they managed to block the vehicle in Belhar. Inside the vehicle a 9mm short with no rounds was found. The four occupants were arrested for illegal possession of a firearm. It transpired that one of them is a police Warrant Officer of PSS stationed at Parliament and that the vehicle belongs to him.

When tested, it was established the firearm belonged to a deceased in Pretoria who passed away in 2019 and was never reported as stolen. Once charged, all suspects will appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s court on Monday 31 January 2022. The matter will be investigated by detectives attached to the Anti-Gang Unit.

Source: South African Police Service