According to a released statement by the South African Police Service, police arrested a 39-year-old man for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition at the corner of Claim and Noord streets on 6 November.
“Police were busy with their routine crime prevention foot patrols when they saw a suspicious male changing direction. They stopped and searched him. They recovered an unlicensed firearm with no serial number and live rounds. He failed to produce a licence to possess a firearm,” read the statement.
The police said the firearm would be sent for ballistic testing to ascertain if it was used in the commission of serious and violent crimes.
“An investigation is underway and a suspect will appear soon in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court.”
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