{"id":46911,"date":"2023-07-16T20:41:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/one-suspect-nabbed-for-unlicensed-firearm-and-ammunition-20230716\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:42:57","slug":"one-suspect-nabbed-for-unlicensed-firearm-and-ammunition-20230716","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/one-suspect-nabbed-for-unlicensed-firearm-and-ammunition-20230716\/","title":{"rendered":"One suspect nabbed for unlicensed firearm and ammunition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The intelligence-driven operation by the East London Tactical Response Team (TRT) confiscated an unlicensed firearm and arrested a 49-year-old man at a farm in Butterworth on Saturday evening , July 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dov58\" 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