The determination of police members in the Western Cape to rid the streets of firearms that are used to commit serious and violent crime led to the arrest of a suspect on Monday, 29 July 2024.
Members attached to Operation Shanela received information about firearms on a farm in Philippi. They operationalised the information and proceeded to the identified premises and searched it. The members found a AK 47 assault rifle, a 7.65 pistol without a serial number, a 357 revolver and an assortment of ammunition on the premises.
A 45-year-old suspect was arrested for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, and he is due to appear in the Athlone Magistrates’ court once he has been charged.
In an unrelated matter members of the Anti-Gang Unit deployed in the Elsies River policing precinct to curb ongoing gang violence in the area searched a premises in Springbok Place, Balvenie in the early hours of this morning, 30 July 2024 and confiscated a .38 Special revolver with ammunition. A 64-year-old male was arrested for the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Once charged the suspect will appear in the Goodwood Magistrates’ court on the mentioned charges.
Crime as a Threat to Road Safety
Suspects due in court for firearm-related crimes https://t.co/VCwMDEOdV8#ArriveAlive #GunsOffTheStreets @SAPoliceService pic.twitter.com/CwY0fGew3p
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) July 30, 2024
