Man (62) charged for unlicensed firearms, released on warning
The man was caught after police responded to a complaint received in Mashashane.
POLOKWANE – A 62-year-old man was released on warning after he was found in possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition earlier this week. He appeared in the Seshego Magistrate’s Court Wednesday, 27 May.
The man was arrested at his house in Mashashane on Monday, 25 May after police responded to a complaint received about a man reportedly mishandling a firearm in the vicinity of his children.
One Norinco pistol and ammunition, a plastic Norinco look-alike pistol, small flywheel and a bird hunting rifle were found on the premises. He was arrested and all the firearms confiscated, said Police Spokesperson, Brig Motlafela Mojapeo in a earlier statement.
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Preliminary police investigations revealed that the firearm licences had already expired as they were last renewed in 1997.
The man will appear in the same court again on 28 August, on charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition firearm and ammunition.
