Mondli Msomi (39) was recently sentenced at the Scottburgh Regional Court to eight years’ direct imprisonment for possession of an unlicensed firearm and a further two years for possession of unlicensed ammunition.
Information was received that Msomi was transporting an illegal firearm from Port Shepstone to Durban in March 2019.
“A disruptive operation was swiftly conducted and he was intercepted along the N2 near Hibberdene,” said Hawks spokesperson, Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo.
“The vehicle was searched and an AK47 rifle with four rounds of ammunition was found.”
Msomi was arrested and charged.
He was granted bail and during the finalisation of his trial in September last year, he decided to evade trial after he was found guilty. A warrant of arrest was issued and he was circulated as a wanted suspect.
In early November, the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation based in Port Shepstone received information that Msomi was awaiting trial in a separate matter at New Prison Correctional Services in Pietermaritzburg.
“He was requisitioned and a warrant of arrest was executed. He was brought back to Scottburgh Regional Court and sentenced.”
His sentence will run concurrently.
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