A TEENAGER was arrested for possession of an unlicenced firearm and stolen goods in the Durban CBD on 23 August.
According to Col Thembeka Mbele from provincial SAPS, police officers from the Durban Central Bike Unit were conducting operations in the CBD when they spotted two men between Pine and Commercial Rods, carrying a backpack.
“It is alleged that when the men spotted the police officers they fled. Police gave chase and a 18-year-old suspect was arrested. When a search was conducted, police recovered a firearm, knife, bank cards belonging to a female and other personal items in his possession,” she said.
Mbele said after further investigation, police discovered that the items were stolen from a vehicle parked on Sydenham Road on 22 August. The suspect was taken to Durban Central police station for detention and charged for possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of dangerous weapon as well as possession of suspected stolen property.
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“He will also be linked to the case of theft out of motor vehicle that was opened at the Berea police station. The suspect will appear in the Durban Magistrates Court,” she said.
Another firearm was recovered by Sydenham police from 30-year-old suspect on Stanley Copley Road in Sydenham. The suspect was arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm and will also be charged for bribery after he offered police officers cash for his release. “He will also appear in the Durban Magistrates Court. The recovered firearms will be sent for ballistic testing to determine whether they were used in the commission of any crime,” said Mbele.
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