| 2024/06/17 |
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Media Statement
NELSPRUIT – Members from Middelburg Flying Squad made a breakthrough when they arrested four (04) suspects after being found in possession of a firearm on Sunday, 16 June 2024 around 14:35. According to information, on that Sunday, the said members were busy patrolling as well as monitoring the N4 Road between Komdraai and Kusile off-ramp, direction Bronkhospruit when they spotted a silver Toyota Corolla with Gauteng registration number plates which were later found to have been cloned. The said car was occupied by four males and surprisingly driving in a high speed. The astute members became suspicious and managed to bring it to a halt before a search was conducted. Whilst searching inside the said car, the astute members discovered a firearm loaded with about five (05) live ammunition, hidden underneath the carpet of a passenger’s side. Further than that, was the fact that the serial number as well as the firearm’s make and model were filed off. The four could not account for that hence they were arrested and charged accordingly. The four are due to appear at the Emalahleni Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 18 June 2024. The firearm will undergo ballistic testing to determine whether it was not previously used in the commission of crime elsewhere hence further charges may be added against the suspects as the investigation continues. Ends
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