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Media Statement CAPE TOWN – On Wednesday, 18 December 2024 at about 21:38, members of Gugulethu SAPS were busy with crime prevention and visible policing duties, when they responded to information from the City of Cape Town’s Nyanga ShotSpotter, of gunfire which was detected at Dos Santos Street, New Cross Gugulethu. In Ndumiseni Street, the members saw an unknown male sitting in a chair. As he got up from the chair, members noticed an object which resembled a firearm in his hand, trying to hide it behind his leg. The member instantly jumped out of the vehicle and instructed the male to get on the ground. The male then dropped the firearm as he lay down. A 9mm Lanik pistol with serial number removed and nine rounds of ammunition were confiscated. The adult male suspect was then arrested for possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition and detained at Gugulethu SAPS. The firearm was booked in as exhibit. He will appear in the Athlone Magistrates’ court once he has been charged. In an unrelated matter, Bellville SAPS Crime Prevention Unit arrested an adult male for possession of drugs on 18 December 2024 at about 12:05. The members were doing crime prevention patrols in Ford Street, Bellville when they saw a suspicious looking male smoking. They searched the suspect and found a bag containing 1157 mandrax tablets in his possession. The adult male was arrested for possession of drugs. He will appear in the Bellville Magistrates court once charged. Ends
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