The Western Cape police remain sure and steadfast in the fight against the illegal distribution of firearms which is a major contributor and threat to the general safety of the public at large.
On Monday, 16 June 2025 at about 19:00, members attached to Ocean View SAPS pursuit information they have received about a firearm being kept at a premises in Dlavuza Road, Masiphumelele, Ocean View. The members conducted a search at the suspect’s residence in his presence and discovered a firearm with its serial number filled off as well as one round of ammunition inside a wardrobe. The 43-year-old suspect was immediately arrested for the possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition.
He will appear in the Simon’s Town Magistrates’ Court today, 17 June 2025, on the mentioned charges.