REPORTER

POLICE efforts to get rid of illegal firearms in the OR Tambo region were applauded by the district commissioner Major General Norman Modishana. This followed the arrest of two suspects for possession of an unlicensed Magnum Revolver with an erased serial number and 13 live rounds of ammunition.

The suspects were arrested through the work of Mthatha Crime Intelligence Unit members backed by the OR Tambo District Task Team.

The first suspect (79) was arrested in Upper Tabase, Mthatha, on August 17. Another suspect (28) was arrested in Payne on August 18 for possession of suspected stolen property after police found eight wire mesh fences.

Police also found six vehicle radiators to the value of R18 000. It was reported that the recovered property was stolen from two trucks that were looted along the N2 near Ultra City. Police spokesperson Captain Welile Matyolo said that one of the trucks belonged to a hardware store in Mthatha. 

“Investigation into the matter to apprehend other perpetrators is ongoing,” he said.

 The duo is set to appear before the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court to face the charges.