| 2024/12/25 |
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Media Statement
WESTERN CAPE – Police members attached to Operation Shanela, deployed in the Western Cape to quell the ongoing violence detained two males for the possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition in isolated incidents on Monday 23 December 2024. The police members conducted stop and search operations in the vicinity of Sheffield Road at around 22:45. They responded to a complaint that the occupants of a VW polo with a personalised number plate were busy extorting tuckshop owners. They spotted the vehicle near Lower Cross Roads and gave chase. During the high-speed car chase the driver of the VW Polo suddenly stopped and the passenger disembarked and fled into the informal settlement with police members in pursuit on foot. They apprehended the man, searched him and in the process confiscated a pink semi-automatic pistol. They detained the 27-year-old man for the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition. Meanwhile police members posted in Gugulethu pursued information of an identified man with a firearm in his possession. The members drove in the direction of Barcelona informal settlement, where they found the man who fitted the description, searched him and confiscated a 9mm pistol with ammunition. They arrested the 29-year-old man for the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition. Once charged, the suspects are expected to make their respective court appearances in the Athlone Magistrate’s court on the mentioned charges. Ends
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