{"id":31121,"date":"2021-05-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/?guid=addc21ce6ac5852d609b1f8b9bb74deb"},"modified":"2021-05-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:00:00","slug":"fourteen-nabbed-for-possession-of-illegal-firearms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/fourteen-nabbed-for-possession-of-illegal-firearms\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourteen nabbed for possession of illegal firearms"},"content":{"rendered":"
Police arrested 14 suspects and recovered two unlicensed firearms and ammunition on Friday night in Khayelitsha, in Cape Town.<\/P>
Members attached to Tactical Combat Task Team (TRT\/POP) were doing patrols in Y block when they spotted a group of men in front of a tavern in Khosa Street Y 745, Site B and approached them.<\/P>
The group immediately ran onto the tavern premises but were stopped by the South African Police Service (SAPS) members.<\/P>
Upon searching the individuals and the surroundings, police discovered two unlicensed firearms and ammunition, which were confiscated.<\/P>
The suspects, aged between 23 and 39, were arrested and detained at Khayelitsha SAPS on charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.<\/P>
They are due to appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate\u2019s Court today.<\/P>
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Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P>
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Police arrested 14 suspects and recovered two unlicensed firearms and ammunition on Friday night in Khayelitsha, in Cape Town.Members attached to Tactical Combat Task Team (TRT\/POP) were doing patrols in Y block when they spotted a group of men in fron…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n