GEORGE NEWS - A 36-year-old suspect was scheduled to appear in the Thembalethu Magistrate's Court on Monday 27 September after he was arrested by the Eden Cluster Crime Combatting Team (CCCT) in Thembalethu in connection with the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition the previous Saturday.

This follows stop and search operations by the CCCT in Enkululekweni Street, Zone 5.

According to Southern Cape police spokesperson, Capt Malcolm Pojie, their members on patrol spotted the suspect, who 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.

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