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Media Statement CAPE TOWN – The determination of police members to reduce the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition resulted in the detention of four suspects in Mhakaza. Mhakaza police pursued information of a suspicious vehicle roaming the policing precinct on Thursday 23 January 2025. The members continued to trace the whereabouts of the motor vehicle when they spotted the vehicle in Japtha K Masemola Road. They requested for assistance and forced the driver of the motor vehicle to a halt. The occupants opened fire at the SAPS members who returned fire and restraint the suspects. They searched the vehicle and the occupants which led to the confiscation of three unlicensed firearms and ammunition. They detained the four suspects for the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. Once charged the suspects are expected to make their court appearance in the Khayelitsha Magistrates’ Court on the mentioned charge Ends
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