{"id":126207,"date":"2016-06-29T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/126207\/men-found-with-unlicensed-firearm\/"},"modified":"2016-06-30T07:33:47","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T05:33:47","slug":"men-found-with-unlicensed-firearm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/06\/29\/men-found-with-unlicensed-firearm\/","title":{"rendered":"Men found with unlicensed firearm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two men, aged 24 and 25 respectively, were arrested by the Primrose police recently and charged with the possession of an unlicensed firearm.<\/p>\n

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These two men were recently arrested by the Primrose police for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The arrests were made after police received a tip-off from a Delport informal settlement resident who claimed he\u2019d seen the men with what he believed were unlicensed firearms.<\/p>

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The informant took the officers to the shack where the men lived.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe officers introduced themselves and asked to search the shack,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>

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\u201cDuring the search one toy gun and a firearm were found.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe firearm\u2019s serial number was run and it was discovered that it had belonged to someone who lived in Germiston.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neither of the accused could clearly explain why they had the firearm and they were arrested.<\/p>\n

Both suspects appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court where their case was postponed for a bail application.<\/p>\n

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