With gang violence and associated crimes in on the police’s priority list, members of Operation Thunder conducted a search operation in Bishop Lavis on Saturday evening.
“It landed a 23-year-old man behind bars for being in possession of a 9mm pistol without a serial number and 16 rounds of ammunition,” said police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut.
“The suspect, with links to a local gang in the area, would make a court appearance in Bishop Lavis to face a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm.”
Bishop Lavis arrest welcomed
Meanwhile, the Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape police, Lt Gen KE Jula, said that the days are numbered for those responsible for the violence in the gang affected areas of the Western Cape province.
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