GEORGE NEWS - A 36-year-old man was arrested by the Eden Cluster Crime Combatting Team (CCCT) in GEORGEThembalethu in connection with the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition on Saturday 25 September.
This follows stop and search operations by the CCCT in Enkuluekweni Street, Zone 5.
According to Southern Cape police spokesperson, Capt Malcolm Pojie, their members on patrol spotted the suspect who then ran away and jumped the fence of one of the homes.
"Members immediately gave chase and noticed the suspect throwing something on the ground while running,” he said.
“One of the members quickly caught up with the suspect and he was arrested. Upon searching the suspect, the member found a revolver with live ammunition as well as two cartridges on the suspect. The revolver’s serial number was removed (tampered with).”
The find was handed in as evidence and will be sent to a forensic laboratory for ballistic tests to determine whether it might have been used in the commission of serious and other crime.
The suspect is detained at the Thembalethu police holding cells and scheduled to appear in the Thembalethu Magistrate's Court today, Monday 27 September, on charges related to the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Acting Eden Cluster Commander, Brigadier Phumzile Cetyana, commended the members involved in the arrest of the suspect.
“Their effort to eradicate the proliferation of illegal firearms and ammunition does not go unnoticed and creates a safer environment for Southern Cape residents," he said.
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