The allegiance of Philippi SAPS members to a crime free society brought forth the arrest of a 44-year-old male for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Fountain Place, Hanover Park at 07:30 this morning, 22 April 2022.
Philippi SAPS members were busy with crime prevention duties in the area when the suspect spotted them and started running. The members gave chase and found him at his place of residence, trying to hide a black 7.65 pistol with six rounds in the sand. The suspect could not produce a license for the firearm, he was apprehended and the firearm was seized.
He will appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s court on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition on Monday, 25 April 2022.
Source: South African Police Service