Noticing a VW Golf travelling at high speed on the N3 highway in the direction of Germiston in the early hours of Thursday morning, Germiston Flying Squad members gave chase.<\/p>\n
The officers, WO Steven Ramollo and Const Steven Malungete, managed to get the driver of the vehicle to stop at about 1.15am near the Grey Avenue off-ramp.<\/p>
The two male occupants of the vehicle were ordered to exit the car and the members searched the vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey found three firearms, an AK47, an R5 and a Z88 pistol hidden inside the boot where the spare wheel should have been,\u201d said Capt Andr\u00e9 de Jager, spokesman for the Ekurhuleni West SAPS cluster.<\/p>
\u201cThe suspects, aged 50 and 35 respectively, were arrested and taken to the Alberton Police Station.\u201d<\/p>\n
The AK47 did not have a serial number but the handgun and R5 were reported as stolen and have a KwaZulu-Natal case number.<\/p>\n
Ammunition was also found in the vehicle, namely 31 AK47 rounds, 20 R5 rounds and 47 9mm rounds.<\/p>\n
The men will be charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition and possession of stolen firearms.<\/p>\n
The VW Golf was taken to VIS (Vehicle Investigation Services) to be examined.<\/p>\n
The SAPS is investigating whether the firearms can be linked to any other cases where firearms of this type have been used.<\/p>\n
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