A 27-year-old man from Bekkersdal is expected to appear before the Westonaria Magistrate’s Court after he was arrested for being in possession of a firearm believed to be unlicensed.
Bekkersdal SAPS spokesperson Sergeant Linkie Lefakane said the incident happened at approximately 04:00 on Tuesday July 5 in Spooktown when Sergeant Lucky Baloyi and Constable George Mathebula were on their routine patrol duties and noticed that a man, after seeing the police vehicle, started running.
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“They gave chase and caught him. He dropped a knife on the ground and when searched, the members found a 9mm pistol without a magazine. He could not produce a licence to possess a firearm, and was arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Bekkersdal police station commander Colonel Phumelele Matamela thanked the members for being vigilant and for removing a firearm from the wrong hands.
