Suspect arrested for an assortment of firearms and ammunition
A 57-year-old suspect was on Wednesday, 21June 2023 arrested after an enquiry was launched during May 2023 in order to probe the existence and registration of Custodian Global Security VIP and Medical private security company with PSIRA, Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) and Enhanced Firearm System.
After a thorough and collective investigation by National Priority Violent Crime (NPVC), Provincial FLASH, Provincial Crime Scene Investigation (PCSI) and PSIRA, it was established that the company does not exist on the Enhanced Firearm System or PSIRA. The premises were visited on 21 June 2023 to conduct a compliance inspection on Bax Street, Ndabeni in Maitland and the team discovered a total of 42 firearms (34 pistols and eight shotguns) and a number of ammunition stored in three different safes on the premises. It was later established that the firearms found on the premises are licensed under a company based in Centurion.
A case of possession of firearms and ammunition without license, permit, or authorization in terms of Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 was opened against the suspect who was found on the premises during the inspection.
He is expected to make a court appearance in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 22 June 2023.
Source: South African Police Service