Trio caught with hijacked vehicle, unlicensed firearm
Inside the vehicle, police found a 9mm Norinco Star pistol with eight rounds of ammunition and the serial number filed off.
Three men were arrested after they were found in possession of a hijacked vehicle and an unlicensed firearm on Tuesday evening.
Pretoria Central police received information about a vehicle that was possibly hijacked in Brooklyn earlier.
“The members responded to an all-points radio broadcast of the said vehicle and spotted a white Chevrolet Spark in Pretoria CBD at the corner of Pretorius and Lillian Ngoyi streets,” said police spokesperson, Captain Augustinah Selepe.
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She said the vehicle was stopped and searched and a 9mm Norinco Star pistol was found with eight rounds of ammunition. The serial number had been filed off.
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During a preliminary investigation it was established that the vehicle had been reported hijacked in Akasia, Selepe said.
The vehicle was seized for further investigation and the firearm will be sent for forensic assessment to determine if it was previously used to commit serious or violent crimes.
Pretoria Central station commander, Brigadier Moses Dladla praised members who swiftly responded to the information and for the arrests made as well as the recovery of a hijacked vehicle and an illegal firearm.
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