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A 37-year-old man was arrested on Sunday morning in Tafelsig for possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition during an Operation Shanela II raid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police, acting on a tip off about a person in possession of a firearm at a house in Du Toits Kloof Street, raided the premises at 09:20 on 18 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Guns, ammunition confiscated from youngsters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police’s provincial office spokesperson, Captain FC van Wyk, said officers searched the house thoroughly and found a zip gun with a 9mm round of ammunition concealed within the walls of the toilet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect will appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrates’ Court once charged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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