According to EMPD media liaison officer Kobeli Mokheseng, the EMPD’s Public Order Policing Unit acted on a tip-off received from members of the public about a man walking around with a gun.
“Officers went to the given address on Juluga Street at 3.23am and the 39-year-old male was cornered,” he said.
Police found a 9mm pistol with its serial numbers filed off and eight live rounds of ammunition.
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The man was arrested and detained at the Tsakane Police Station on a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
“The firearm will be scrutinised further to check if it was previously used in the commission of criminal activities,” added Mokheseng.
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