VRYSTAAT – ’n 20-jarige man van Thaba Nchu is by sy ouerhuis in hegtenis geneem nadat die polisie ’n wenk ontvang het dat die verdagte in die besit van ’n ongelisensieerde vuurwapen was.
Hier is die volledige persverklaring:
MALE ARRESTED WITH AN UNLICENSED FIREARM
Selosesha: A 20-year-old male will appear in Thaba`Nchu Magistrate court soon on a charge of possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition. The suspect was arrested yesterday afternoon at his parental home.
On 22 April 2020 at about 14:20, Detective Constable Seleke Maoke and Detective Maswabi Mabuya received a tipoff about a man who was in possession of an unlicensed firearm. The two members acted swiftly and went to a house at Mokwena in Selosesha.
On arrival they met with a suspect and upon interrogation he confirmed that a firearm is inside the house. The unlicensed firearm was found behind a mirror on a wall. It was a pistol with four live rounds and two magazines. The firearm was confiscated and will be sent for ballistic testing to ensure that it was not used in commission of a crime.
The lawful owner of the firearm will also be traced.
Investigation continue.
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Brigadier Motantsi Makhele
