{"id":175374,"date":"2018-03-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175374\/dangerous-weapons-confiscated-from-local-tavern\/"},"modified":"2018-03-23T09:58:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T07:58:14","slug":"dangerous-weapons-confiscated-from-local-tavern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/03\/23\/dangerous-weapons-confiscated-from-local-tavern\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous weapons confiscated from local tavern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers from the Germiston Police Station embarked on a patrol of a number of local taverns last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>At one of the taverns, police discovered and confiscated a number of dangerous weapons.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173060\/hijacked-vehicle-traced-to-katlehong\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hijacked vehicle traced to Katlehong<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe weapons were found at the entrance of the tavern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe security guard explained that they had been taken from patrons before they were allowed to enter,\u201d said Capt George Raphulu, head of communications for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175376\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-175376\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/12GCNCRIMEWEAPL_34330-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/12GCNCRIMEWEAPL_34330-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/12GCNCRIMEWEAPL_34330-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/12GCNCRIMEWEAPL_34330-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/12GCNCRIMEWEAPL_34330.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These dangerous weapons were seized from a local tavern during a recent Germiston SAPS patrol.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The weapons were taken to the Germiston Police Station, where they were booked in as evidence.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/172765\/man-nabbed-with-illegal-firearm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man nabbed with illegal firearm<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Police will continue similar operations in the Germiston area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have 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\u00a0Kgotsofalang 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 social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a 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