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VREDENBURG – Drie mans van Kaapstad het Dinsdag 17 Februarie in die Vredenburg-landdroshof verskyn nadat hulle Sondagmiddag in hegtenis geneem is met twee ongelisensieerde vuurwapens en ammunisie in hul besit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Een van die onwettige vuurwapens waarop afgekom is. Foto: SAPD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Volgens kapt. Tania Helfrich, distrikswoordvoerder vir die Weskus-polisie, is Ndiphenkosi Qondani (45), Bongile Mhlolo (46) en Sive Salmane (25) in hegtenis geneem nadat lede van Vredenburg-polisie se misdaadvoorkomingseenheid op Sondag 15 Februarie omstreeks 16:00 \u2019n silwer Suzuki-motor in Vredenburg opgemerk het wat oor \u2019n rooi verkeerslig ry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die voertuig is agtervolg en afgetrek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens inligting het die bestuurder uit die Suzuki geklim toe \u2019n polisielid die voertuig nader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die polisielid het \u2019n vuurwapen op die sitplek van die voertuig opgemerk en sy kollegas gewaarsku, waarna versterking ontbied is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nog ‘n onwettige vuurwapen en ammunisie. Foto: SAPD <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Daar is ook vasgestel dat die voertuig geen nommerplate op het nie. Een van die passasiers het glo probeer om \u2019n voorwerp onder \u2019n sitplek weg te steek en is beveel om nie te beweeg nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Met die aankoms van versterkingslede is die twee passasiers beveel om uit die voertuig te klim. Tydens \u2019n deursoeking van die voertuig is twee ongelisensieerde vuurwapens en ammunisie gevind. Nommerplate en balaklawas is ook agter in die voertuig aangetref.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die bestuurder het volgens inligting wel \u2019n geldige lisensie vir s\u00fd vuurwapen gehad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al drie mans is in hegtenis geneem en staan tereg op aanklagte wat met die besit van ongelisensieerde vuurwapens en ammunisie verband hou.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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