Police find unlicensed firearm and live ammunition during stop-and-search
A man was arrested in KaMhlushwa on Thursday and later released on bail after police found him in possession of an unlicensed firearm and several rounds of shotgun ammunition.
KAMHLUSHWA – Local police’s attempts to be more visible in the community yielded positive results on Thursday night when they found a man in possession of an unlicensed firearm and shotgun ammunition.
According to Const Zithulele Mhlongo of KaMhlushwa SAPS, his colleagues were conducting a stop-and-search operation at the KaMdladla/Vlakbult road about 23:00, when they spotted Jeremiah Zitha (24) parking a vehicle nearby.
They asked to search him and found shotgun ammunition and then the firearm, which they determined he did not have a license for.
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Zitha was arrested and later granted bail in the Nkomazi Magistrate’s Court in Tonga. He is expected to appear in court again in March.
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