Central SA
14 nabbed in NW police operations─── 12:30 Wed, 10 Feb 2021
Crime combatting operations conducted by various Visible Policing Specialised Units in the North West’s Bojanala Platinum Sub-District 2 (which includes Rustenburg) between Thursday and Tuesday have resulted in the apprehension of 14 suspects.
According to police spokesperson Ofentse Mokgadi, in one of the incidents, the Rustenburg Flying Squad members were on patrol when they spotted a suspicious white Toyota Quantum on the R510 road.
The vehicle was stopped for a search leading to the discovery and seizure of three unlicensed firearms and 14 rounds of live ammunition. Nine suspects aged between 20 and 52 were arrested after failing to account for the firearms.
They appeared in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday and were all remanded in custody until this coming Monday.
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