Suspect caught red-handed with illegal firearm and ammunition
The suspect was searched when police stopped him on Queen Street in central Durban.
A SUSPECT landed in the dock after SAPS caught him, red-handed, with an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
The suspect (39) is expected to appear at the Durban Magistrate’s Court today, November 10.
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The spokesperson for Durban Central SAPS, Captain Muzi Maphumulo said members were patrolling the area on Tuesday, November 9 at about 20:30 when they arrested the suspect.
“Durban Central SAPS members conducted a random stop and search along Queen Street in Durban. They approached a man who was carrying a bag. Upon searching him, police discovered a firearm (9mm pistol) and six live rounds of ammunition in the bag he was carrying,” said Maphumulo.
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“He failed to produce a licence. The suspect was apprehended for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition,” continued Maphumulo.
The suspect was detained at Durban Central SAPS.
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