Police in conjunction with Railway police apprehended two suspects for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition on the 05th of June 2021.
Police were busy with their routine crime prevention duties of stop and search at Wanderers Taxi rank; they saw a suspicious male changing his direction when he saw police in uniform. They cornered him and recovered unlicensed firearm with no serial number. Other members were also busy at Park Station Bus terminals; they also saw a suspicious male carrying a black sport bag. They searched him recovered an unlicensed firearm and live ammunition. Both suspects failed to produce license to possess firearms.
Firearms will be sent to ballistic testing to ascertain if they were used in the commission of other serious and violent crimes.
Investigation is underway and suspects are appearing today the 07th of June 2021.
