Members of the Nigel SAPS arrested a 43-year-old man for possession of an unlicensed firearm and house break-in implements.
Police received information that a man with a firearm was being chased in the Noycedale area on March 24.
On arrival, police found members of the Nigel CPF who explained the man was spotted in the yard of a nearby house by a swimming pool service provider who alerted the CPF.
The man was apprehended with the help of the EMPD.
The man was in possession of a backpack wherein officers found a .38 Special with five live rounds, a screwdriver, a crowbar and a pair of gloves.
He was arrested and will appear in the Nigel Magistrate’s Court soon.
The firearm will be sent for ballistic testing to determine whether it can be linked to other crimes.
