Mitchells Plain police were doing crime prevention patrols on Saturday evening, at about 22:25, when they noticed a suspicious looking man walking in Lindsay Street, Eastridge.
“The suspect was stopped and searched and the members found in his possession a .22 Browning pistol.
“The suspect, a 19-year-old man, was arrested,” said police spokesperson, Lt Col Andre Traut.
He said that in an unrelated incident on Friday afternoon, at about 17:35 members attached to the Mitchell’s Plain Crime prevention unit conducted a search at a house in Arsenal Street, Tafelsig.
Mitchells Plain woman tried to flush tik down toilet
“This is after they received an anonymous tip off that drugs were being stored at the house,” Lt Col Traut said.
“Upon the members arrival, they searched the premises and they saw how the suspect tried to flush 51 small packets of tik down the toilet.
“The members managed to retrieve the tik and they arrested a 44-year-old woman.”
He said that both suspects will appear on Monday, in the Mitchell’s Plain Magistrates’ Court. They face charges relating to possession of tik and possession of an unlicensed firearm.
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