Tzaneen: Alleged suspect nabbed with ammunition
The Tzaneen Police conducted a tactical intelligence driven Operation that led to the arrest of a 26 year old suspect and the recovery of four firearms and ammunition at Mokomotji village in the Maake policing area outside Tzaneen today 4 December.
“The police followed up on information that led them to a house in the area and on arrival recovered the following firearms; magazines and ammunition hidden in an unused refrigerator in the house: one AK47 assault rifle, two R5 rifles, one pistol, nine rifle magazines full of ammunition, one 9mm magazine full of live rounds, a battery, two pairs of hand gloves and a police reflector jacket,” Brigadier Motlafelo Mojapelo said.
Investigations to determine if the firearms were allegedly were previously used in the commission of serious crimes, including Cash-in-Transit heists (CITs), have already begun, according to Mojapelo.
The Provincial Commissioner of Limpopo, Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba has commended all the members who were involved in this operation and has urged all other members to be relentless in ridding this Province on illegal firearms.
The suspect will appear in the Lenyenye Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of illegal firearms and ammunition, Mojapelo said.
