{"id":35050,"date":"2021-10-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/?guid=caaa9eb66bb67695bdc59cfa93e35ba6"},"modified":"2021-10-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T00:00:00","slug":"police-members-recovered-two-firearms-with-ammunition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/police-members-recovered-two-firearms-with-ammunition\/","title":{"rendered":"Police members recovered two firearms with ammunition"},"content":{"rendered":"
The commitment of police officers led to the arrest of two suspects on Friday (2021-10-15) when they were found in possession of firearms and ammunition for which they did not possess a valid licence. <\/P>
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Woodstock police were busy with crime prevention duties doing stop and searched operation in the hotspot areas. As they approached an unknown man, he dropped an object in a nearby dustbin and fled the scene with police members in pursuit. Upon inspection the police members found a firearm with ammunition. The 38-year-old man, was arrested and detained.<\/P>
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In an unrelated matter Wynberg Police members followed up on information about a wanted suspect for assault with the intention to cause grievously bodily harm (GBH). Upon arrival they spotted a vehicle parked close to the address. The members approached the vehicle and searched the occupants. One male was found in possession of pistol and ammunition. The 38-year-old man was arrested and detained as he could not provide a valid licence to be in possession of the mentioned firearm.<\/P>
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Once charged the suspects are expected to make their respective court appearances in the Cape Town and Wynberg Magistrate court respectively on charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. <\/P>
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Source: South African Police Service<\/P>
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The commitment of police officers led to the arrest of two suspects on Friday (2021-10-15) when they were found in possession of firearms and ammunition for which they did not possess a valid licence. Woodstock police were busy with crime prevention du…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n