An EMPD officer arrested three suspects for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition last Friday morning.
The arrest comes after the officer received information that guns were moved from a house in Ernest Street to King Street after the residents were arrested.
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Upon arriving at the house in King Street, the EMPD officer, along with SAPS officers searched the house and found a white plastic bag with three pistols in it under the bed.
These were a 9mm Luger with one magazine, four live ammunition, Berreta 6.35 with five live ammunition, 9mm Agus with one magazine and five live ammunition.
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All three firearms were black and white.
It is alleged that those firearms are being used for illegal mining operations at Putfontein off-ramp mine.
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