Western Cape Public Order Police arrested an adult male for the possession of an unlicensed firearm in Blou Kappie Street, Roosendal, Delft last night at about 19:30. The members were busy with patrols to combat gang related shooting in the area when they spotted a suspicious male and when they stopped he started to run and the members gave chase. The suspect pointed the members with a firearm and was wounded in the process. He was apprehended and found in possession of a .22 pistol.
In an unrelated matter members of the Provincial Extortion Task Team searched a premises in Tania Close, Morganster, Mitchell’s Plain at about 21:30 last night and arrested a 64-year-old male for the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition and dealing in liquor without a license. The members were busy with crime prevention patrols when they received information from the public of a person that is selling liquor and has a firearm.
The information was followed up and the premises was searched where the members found a 9mm pistol without a serial number, R5 rounds ammunition and liquor on the premises.
