{"id":235884,"date":"2020-03-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/235884\/man-found-with-illegal-firearm\/"},"modified":"2020-03-09T12:56:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T10:56:32","slug":"man-found-with-illegal-firearm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/10\/man-found-with-illegal-firearm\/","title":{"rendered":"Man found with illegal firearm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Primrose police recently arrested a 24-year-old man on a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm and live ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, who lives in the Delport informal settlement, was arrested following a tip-off from a community member.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/235465\/three-men-shot-in-webber-road-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triple murder suspected to be linked to taxi violence<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cOfficers travelled to the address given where they met the suspect,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe police asked for permission to search the shack and were reportedly told by the suspect that they would find nothing in the shack.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>During the search officers found a black firearm, which was a little rusted and loaded with live ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers then searched the suspect and found another seven rounds of live ammunition in the pocket of the trousers he was wearing,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was asked to produce a firearm licence, but was unable to do so.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/235017\/community-member-assists-in-arrest-of-alleged-armed-robber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community member assists in arrest of alleged armed robber<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cDuring further inspection of the firearm it was discovered that its serial number had been filed off,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect will appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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