MOUNT FLETCHER - SAPS members’ continuous efforts in the proliferation of illegal firearms yielded positive results when a 44-year-old suspect was arrested and detained on a charge of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
It is alleged that members were busy with crime prevention duties when they received information about a male who was in possession of a firearm without a license at Dinotsing locality in Mount Fletcher.
The members acted on the information and on searching the suspect, the 9mm Norinco pistol was found in his possession.
The suspect will appear at court on 18 July 2022.
The Acting District Commissioner Brig Asogran Naidoo commended the members on the swift reaction and keeping illegal firearms of the street.
Source: South African Police Service