Police arrest suspect in stop-and-search operation
The recovered firearm will be subjected to ballistic testing
Visible Policing (Vispol) officers from Estcourt SAPS made an arrest during a stop-and-search operation in town on Saturday (March 2).
The vigilant officers apprehended a man who was found with an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. The suspect initially attempted to flee but was quickly brought to ground.
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SAPS spokesperson Warrant Officer Basheer Khan commented that, “Vispol officers were conducting routine stop-and-search operations in the CBD on Saturday morning when they noticed a man they considered to be suspicious and requested backup. When they approached the man, he ran off. The officers gave chase and apprehended him.”
A search turned up a pistol and ammo.
Khan added that the man was immediately arrested and appeared in the Estcourt Magistrate’s Court today (March 4).
He faces a charge of being in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
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