Katlehong South police arrested nine suspects for various offences last Tuesday, November 14.<\/p>\n
The arrests were made during a number of stop-and-search operations held throughout the area by members of the Katlehong Crime Prevention Unit and detectives from the Katlehong South Police Station.<\/p>
Charges included assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, common assault, shoplifting, warrant of arrest and the possession of drugs (including, dagga and nyaope)<\/p>\n
Among the arrested suspects were two men, aged 32 and 34, who were arrested during a roadblock in the Siphamandla Section, for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.<\/p>
It is alleged that during the roadblock reservists stopped a black Opel Corsa, with three occupants.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe men were asked to exit the vehicle while reservists searched it.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring this time one of the men ran away, and a 9mm pistol with three rounds of ammunition was found under the passenger seat,\u201d said Capt Mega Ndobe, for the Ekurhuleni West Cluster.<\/p>\n
The remaining two occupants failed to produce a licence for the seized firearm.<\/p>\n
The men were arrested and a search for the third man began.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe firearm will be sent to ballistics for further investigation, to determine whether it has been used in crimes in the area,\u201d said Ndobe.<\/p>\n
All of the arrested suspects appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court where their cases were postponed for various reasons.<\/p>\n
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