Nothando Mhlanga (20) was arrested in Buffelspruit near Malalane on Thursday evening, July 20, and appeared in the Nkomazi Magistrate’s Court on Monday July 24 on charges of being in possession of an unlicensed firearm.
A whistle blower had given the police a tip-off that a woman in the area was in possession of an unlicensed firearm.
A provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, said a Schoemansdal police detective who was on standby, received the information and proceeded to the house where Mhlanga was staying.
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He said upon the police searching the premises, a shotgun was recovered. Mhlanga failed to produce a firearm licence and was arrested.
The case was postponed to July 27 for a formal bail application, and Mhlanga remains in custody. Mohlala said the firearm was confiscated. Further investigations will be conducted to find out if the firearm was previously used in other criminal activities.
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