{"id":146886,"date":"2017-03-17T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/146886\/police-seize-unlicensed-firearm-during-arrest\/"},"modified":"2017-03-17T15:49:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T13:49:27","slug":"police-seize-unlicensed-firearm-during-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/03\/17\/police-seize-unlicensed-firearm-during-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Police seize unlicensed firearm during arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During a stop-and-search held in Kgotso Street last Saturday, Katlehong police noticed a suspicious vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers stopped the vehicle and asked the driver to exit so that they could search him and the vehicle,\u201d said Capt Mega Ndobe, of the Ekurhuleni West cluster.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>During the search the police found a firearm and ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice asked the suspect for proof of ownership for the 9mm pistol, however, he was unable to give police a licence for the firearm,\u201d said Ndobe.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146888\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-146888\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNCRIMEFIREL_36095-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNCRIMEFIREL_36095-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNCRIMEFIREL_36095-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/03\/11GCNCRIMEFIREL_36095.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This 30-year-old man was arrested by the Katlehong police for the possession of an unlicensed firearm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The man was arrested and taken to the Katlehong Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring processing police discovered that the suspect\u2019s wife had recently been to the station to open a case of domestic violence against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers are currently investigating the claims,\u201d said Ndobe.<\/p>\n<p>The man has since appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/146427\/men-found-with-ivory-after-tip-off\/\">Men found with ivory 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