WESTERN CAPE – A joint operation by members of Operation Restore and law enforcement members led to the recovery of a hijacked vehicle. During an operation in NY3 Gugulethu, members spotted a vehicle that was hijacked in NY1. While searching the vehicle, they found a firearm with a magazine and eight rounds of ammunition. Two male suspects aged 27 and 29 and a 44-year-old female were arrested for possession of a prohibited firearm. According to reports, the vehicle was also used in a business robbery in the Boland area. The suspects will make their court appearance in the Athlone Magistrate’s court today.

Meanwhile, members of the Maitland Flying Squad received information regarding a firearm that was kept at a house in Aloe Court, Athlone. This morning at approximately 01:30, they searched the premises and found eleven members of a gang group aged between 18 and 55 sleeping. A firearm with one magazine and five rounds of ammunition were found hidden under a suitcase in the room. The suspects were arrested for the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition.

In an unrelated incident, the Maitland Flying Squad responded to information about a male dressed in black and white takkies in possession of a firearm. Members noticed the suspect fitting the description. Upon noticing police, the suspect disposed of the firearm. The 37-year-old male suspect was apprehended and a firearm with six rounds of ammunition and a bullet proof vest were confiscated.

Furthermore, Camps Bay SAPS arrested a 29-year-old suspect at Victoria Road, Camps Bay. On Sunday morning at around 02:00, two officers were patrolling when they came across a male acting suspiciously. They searched him and recovered a firearm without a serial number. The suspect was arrested and he will make his appearance in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court today.

Source: South African Police Service