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Suspect Found in Possession of an Assault Rifle

CAPE TOWN – The continued fight to eradicate extortion related crime in our communities yielded success when members of the Anti-Economical and Extortion Crime Task Team arrested a suspect for the illegal possession of firearms and drugs early on Wednesday morning, 23 October 2024.

The members received information about firearms that are stored at a premises in an informal settlement in Samora Machel that is used in extortion. They operationalized the information and ensued with a search of the identified premises. They found an AK47 assault rifle with 45 rounds of ammunition, five shotgun rounds, a 9mm pistol, 16 mandrax tablets and 36 packets containing crystal meth in the informal dwelling. A 24-year-old male was arrested for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and possession of drugs.

The suspect will appear in the Athlone Magistrates’ Court once he has been charged.

Report the crime of extortion to the Western Cape SAPS toll free number on 0800 31 4444.

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