{"id":172765,"date":"2018-02-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/172765\/man-nabbed-with-illegal-firearm\/"},"modified":"2018-02-14T12:19:48","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T10:19:48","slug":"man-nabbed-with-illegal-firearm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/02\/14\/man-nabbed-with-illegal-firearm\/","title":{"rendered":"Man nabbed with illegal firearm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 29-year-old man was recently arrested by the Primrose police for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and live ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest was made in the Makause informal settlement after police received a tip-off from the community.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:\u00a0P<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/172534\/police-struggle-with-several-crimes-in-the-area\/\" target=\"_blank\">olice struggle with several crimes in the area<\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe received information from the community about a man who was seen walking around the informal settlement with a firearm,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>Officers rushed to the scene and soon found a man that matched the description given to police.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/162023\/suspects-arrested-on-various-charges-in-primrose\/\">Suspects arrested on various charges in Primrose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was searched and officers found a 9mm pistol with six rounds of live ammunition,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>The man was unable to give police a licence for the weapon.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested and taken to the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court where his case was postponed for a bail application.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following 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