Norinco pistol
COPS busted two more suspects for the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition while on patrols.
In separate incidents on the Cape Flats, a man from Bishop Lavis and another in Lavender Hill were put in cuffs.
Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi reports: “Bishop Lavis police members were busy with crime combating activities on Monday when they responded to information about a firearm which is unlawfully in the possession of a suspect.
“The members proceeded to an address in Olyfberg Road, entered the premises upon which a search ensued.
“Their dedication paid off when they recovered a pistol with ammunition. They detained a 23-year-old man for the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.”
He adds: “In an unrelated intervention Steenberg police were conducting crime prevention duties in Lavender Hill in the early hours of Tuesday.
“When the patrol vehicle drove in Military Road, they noticed a suspicious man who tried to evade them.
“The members approached the suspect, searched him and recovered a Norinco 9mm pistol with ammunition.
“They detained the 37-year-old man for the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.”
The suspects are expected to make their respective court appearances in the Bishop Lavis and Wynberg Magistrates Courts on the mentioned charges.
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