The vigilance of member attached to Knysna Crime Prevention Unit who followed up on vital information from the community about an illegal firearm led to the apprehension of a wanted suspect who was sought in connection with a pointing of firearm and the discharge of a firearm in a municipal area, in Thembalethu and Knysna respectively.<\/p>\n
The members were on crime prevention patrols when they spotted the suspect\u2019s vehicle, a Nissan Sentra in Joodse Camp, Knysna in front of his father\u2019s residence. They approached the suspect who accompanied them to the vehicle. Members ensued with a search and found a firearm with ammunition, hidden in a compartment of the car that houses the wiper motor. The find subsequently led to the arrest of the 39-year-old suspect and the confiscation of illegal firearms and ammunition.<\/p>\n
Another suspect (20) that accompanied the 39-year-old suspect was also search and a small amount of Tik was found on his person. He was subsequently arrested for the illegal possession of Drugs and the Tik was confiscated as evidence.<\/p>\n
Further investigation revealed that the confiscated firearm is linked to a burglary that occurred in Oudtshoorn during March 2021. This in essence means that more charges might be added to the initial charges against the 39-year-old of Possession of a Firearm without a licence, Discharge of Firearm in a municipal Area and Pointing of a firearm.<\/p>\n
The duo, (20-39), are scheduled to appear in the Knysna Magistrates\u2019 court on mention charges. The 20-year-old suspect faces an additional charge of possession of illegal drugs.<\/p>\n
The firearms will be sent for ballistic tests to determine whether it could have been used in the commission of other crime.<\/p>\n
Eden Cluster Commander, Maj Gen Oswald Reddy has commended the members for their vigilance and the effort to eradicate the proliferation of illegal firearms and ammunition in the Southern Cape. <\/p>\n
Western Cape Police management also commended the members for their vigilance and commitment to rid our streets from illegal firearms.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Police Service<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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