Two men have been arrested in separate searches in Ilitha Park, Khayelitsha, after police seized a 9mm pistol, ammunition and suspected crystal meth during crime prevention operations, Cape {town}Etc reports.
The arrests took place on Friday, 9 October, after members of the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Public Order Police followed up on information about firearms at premises in Ngqangolo Street.
In a social media post, SAPS said officers searched a house and found a 9mm pistol and 11 rounds of ammunition. A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm and ammunition illegally.
During a separate search at another premises in the same street, officers confiscated 47 small packets containing crystal meth, as well as an additional plastic packet containing 10.27 grams of the drug.
A 26-year-old man was arrested on a charge of drug possession.
Both suspects were expected to appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 12 October, on the respective charges.
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