In order to ensure that offenders are brought to book, an off-duty police officer reacted swiftly after a business robbery at a superette in Brackenfell on Saturday morning and help with the arrest of these suspects in Mfuleni.
The police officer from Brackenfell SAPS, saw the suspects fled in white Toyota Camry. He followed the vehicle and communicated the details of suspects with members of Maitland Flying Squad who was in the vicinity.
The vehicle was recovered at Bosassa temporal structures, Mfuleni, and two suspects, aged 29 and 39 were arrested. The members also seized a 9 mm Norinco pistol, one magazine and 15 rounds of ammunition. The suspects were detained on a case of possession of unlicensed fire arm and ammunition and business robbery.
The Toyota Camry used in the crime was fitted with cloned registration numbers. The suspects will appear in the Blue Downs Magistrates Court on Monday on the mentioned charges.
In an unrelated matter members of the Anti-Gang Unit Worcester were doing crime prevention patrols on Saturday 2020-07-11 at about 17:00, when they received information about firearms being stored at a premises in Sampson Street, Riverview, Worcester. The members obtained and executed a search warrant at the premises and upon searching the address they found one R5 automatic rifle. A 52-year-old male, was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm. He was detained and will soon appear in Court on above mentioned charges.

Source: South African Police Service