{"id":45378,"date":"2022-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/?guid=1caa06572dd017637a79078f4eaf967e"},"modified":"2022-06-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T00:00:00","slug":"suspects-are-heading-to-court-to-face-charges-of-possession-of-unlicensed-firearms-and-ammunition-and-dealing-in-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/suspects-are-heading-to-court-to-face-charges-of-possession-of-unlicensed-firearms-and-ammunition-and-dealing-in-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspects are heading to court to face charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition and dealing in drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"
Four males will get their day in court after they were arrested and detained in isolated incidents on Friday (2022-06-03) whilst being in possession of an unlicensed firearm, ammunition and drugs.<\/p>\n
Elsies River police members responded to complaints of a shooting incident. Upon approaching Doonside court in Avonwood, they spotted a man running with a firearm in his hand, and the police members gave chase. The 45-year-old man was arrested and detained on a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. <\/p>\n
In an unrelated incident, members of the Provincial Extortion Task Team led an intelligence driven operation relating to drugs hidden close to a dog kennel at a residence in Diazville in Saldanha. Upon arrival in Geelbekkie Street, they secured the premises and searched the entire area. A consignment of drugs with an estimated street value of R35 000 and cash was confiscated. Two males, both aged 55, was arrested and detained on a charge of dealing in drugs.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile members of Operation Restore pursued information of the storage of drugs at a premises in Heinz Park. Upon arrival at the identified address in Aster Street, they searched the area and confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R10 000. A 19-year-old man has been arrested and detained on a charge of dealing in drugs.<\/p>\n
Once charged, the suspects are expected to make their respective court appearances in the Goodwood, Vredenburg and Athlone Magistrates courts on the mentioned charges.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Police Service<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Four males will get their day in court after they were arrested and detained in isolated incidents on Friday (2022-06-03) whilst being in possession of an unlicensed firearm, ammunition and drugs.Elsies River police members responded to complaints of a…<\/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