Lentegeur police arrested three men in Woodlands in separate incidents involving firearms and ammunition.

Saturday arrest

On Saturday 17 October at 18:15, the Lentegeur crime prevention unit was patrolling in Selena Way when officers saw a man exit a passageway and hand a firearm to another man in the road. The second man placed the firearm in his tracksuit pants and ran towards Soccer Street, crossing the field to Dune Street, said Lentegeur police spokesperson Const Navon van Houten.

Officers pursued the suspect and drove around the field into Dune Street, where residents pointed them towards a property. Police looked over the wall and saw the suspect hiding in the yard. They caught him and found him in possession of a 9mm Glock firearm without a serial number and 17 rounds of ammunition. He did not have a valid firearm licence and was arrested and held at Lentegeur Police Station. The firearm and ammunition were confiscated as evidence.

The first suspect was arrested in the vicinity. A 17-year-old and a 31-year-old were arrested for possession of a prohibited firearm and illegal possession of ammunition. Both were expected to appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrates‘ Court on Monday 19 October.

Sunday arrest

In a separate incident on Sunday 18 October at 17:30, the crime prevention unit was patrolling a hotspot area in Woodlands when a man ran as he saw the police. Officers chased him and caught him in a nearby yard. He was found in possession of an unlicensed 9mm Glock firearm with 15 live rounds, said Const Van Houten.

A 21-year-old man was arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition. He was also expected to appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrates’ Court on Monday 19 October.

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