were dagga cookies and sweets.
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A man has been arrested in Lonehill when he was discovered to be in possession of an unlicensed firearm and illegal drugs.
On 8 November, the same day that the South African Police Service in Gauteng launched their Safer Festive Season Operations, Douglasdale police officers arrested the 38-year-old suspect at about 6.45pm in a housing complex in Lonehill, according to a statement released by the station’s spokesperson, Captain Mpho Tshetlhane. In the statement, she mentioned that during the regular patrols that police make in the area, officers received information about the man’s suspicious activities.
“They then swiftly followed up on the information which led to the arrest of the suspect,” Tsetlhane said.
The police recovered one unlicensed firearm, nine rounds of ammunition and a number of illegal drugs including cocaine, ecstasy, dagga cookies and sweets, worth an estimated R40 000 in total. The suspect will appear in the Randburg Masgistrates’ Court soon to face charges of the illegal possession of a firearm and dealing in drugs. Police investigations into the incident are still ongoing.
“Douglasdale police management commended the [officers] for closing the space for drug dealers, and the removal of illegal firearms which are mostly used in the commission of violent crimes,” Tsetlhane said in the statement.
“We also thank members of the public for a good working relationship [with police] and encourage them to also use the newly launched MySAPS app to provide tip-offs anonymously or to find their nearest police station.”
The app can be downloaded from Google Play Store and Apple App Store onto a smartphone.
Details: Douglasdale Police Station 011 699 1300.
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