Two men believed to be 26 or 27 years old were arrested on 12 January by the Johannesburg central police for possession of unlicensed firearms in separate incidents.
According to the spokesperson for the Johannesburg Central Police Station, Captain Xoli Mbele, the two suspects were arrested during police patrols. The one suspect was arrested on the corner of Goud and Jeppe streets in the Johannesburg Central Business District, said Mbele.
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Police officers were busy with their routine crime prevention duties when they saw a man behaving suspiciously inside a white BMW.
“He [the suspect] was busy chatting on his cellphone. They asked to search him and the police recovered a firearm with live ammunition.
“The suspect failed to produce a licence to carry a firearm. It has a serial number and it shows that it belongs to a 60-year-old male residing in Mondeor.”
He added that the man was expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court.
In the other incident, Mbele said a man was arrested at the intersection of Joubert and De Villiers streets on 12 January.
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“The police were busy with their duties when they saw a suspicious male and they stopped and searched him. They recovered a revolver with no serial numbers with live ammunition and they immediately arrested him.”
An investigation was underway, said Mbele, adding that the suspect was expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court.
Details: Johannesburg Central Police Station 011 497 7135.
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