The efforts of police members to deal with the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition proved successful when they detained two suspects in isolated incidents when they were found in possession of firearms and ammunition.
Bishop Lavis police members were busy with crime combatting activities on Monday 17 February 2025, 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.
In an unrelated intervention Steenberg police were conducting crime prevention duties in Lavender Hill in the early hours of Tuesday, 18 February 2025. 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.
