Arms cache, drugs discovered in Western Cape apartment
Drugs worth R3m and 19 firearms, including an AK47 assault rifle, were seized by police during a search of an apartment.
A suspect who was arrested over the weekend during a routine stop and search procedure by members of the police’s Flying Squad will make his first court appearance in Athlone in the Western Cape on Monday.
The suspect was discovered with an arms cache and a substantial quantity of drugs and arrested in Goodwood.
According to the SAPS, vigilant Flying Squad members were drawn to a suspicious silver Ford double cab bakkie, which prompted them to stop and search the vehicle and the occupant.
The search resulted in the discovery of an unlicensed 9mm firearm, drugs and a substantial amount of cash.
The 28-year-old driver was arrested and interrogated, which led the SAPS to an apartment in the Bergzicht complex, in Goodwood, where a further 19 firearms of various calibres were found, including an AK47 assault rifle, a shotgun and other automatic and semi-automatic firearms, as well as an assortment of drugs valued at R3m.
“We have reason to believe that the apartment, which is leased in the suspect’s name, was never used as a residence, but rather a storing facility for the firearms and the drugs,” says SAPS.
Western Cape Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile commended the members who effected the arrest and said detectives assigned to the case will dig deeper to uncover more as ‘this could be the tip of the iceberg’. – SAnews.gov.za
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