Police in Cape Town have arrested a 17-year-old boy in Kraaifontein on Tuesday, June 22 for having a loaded firearm in his possession.
#sapsWC Teen (17) arrested by Kraaifontein #SAPS during a stop and search on 22/06 in Wolwefontein Street in Summerville for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammo. #PoliceVisibility #GunsOffTheStreets MEhttps://t.co/vfMnOy5yQo pic.twitter.com/U78LN2l2IV
— SA Police Service ?? (@SAPoliceService) June 23, 2021
According to a police statement, officers were on patrol in Summerville when they noticed the suspect. The boy then fled the scene and was apprehended as police confiscated a loaded 9mm pistol in the process. The minor is soon expected to appear in the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court on a charge of the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
In a separate incident, a 35-year old suspect was arrested early on Wednesday, June 23, after police searched a suspected residence in Kuils River.
#sapsWC #FlyingSquad arrested a suspect (35) early this morning during a search at a residence in Kuilsrivier. Homemande firearm and ammo seized. In a separate incident, stolen vehicles and drugs were recovered at a residence in Sunset Beach, Milnerton MEhttps://t.co/TuVjAllgEr pic.twitter.com/vdyWA4R3Np
— SA Police Service ?? (@SAPoliceService) June 23, 2021
Colonel Andrè Traut indicated that a homemade firearm including ammunition was seized and the 35-year-old is expected to make a court appearance in Blue Downs to face the charges against him.
Meanwhile, a 45-year-old man will also appear in the Goodwood Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, June 23, after he was arrested in Cape Town. A total of R1.7 million worth of abalone was found in his possession.
As reported by SABC, his arrest follows a combined search and seizure operation led by the Hawks, the police’s K-9 unit and the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries.
Picture: Twitter/SAPS