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A high-speed chase by Cape Town traffic officers led to the arrest of a man with a bag full of 12 pistols, all with their serial numbers on file.
Random breath testing unit officers were manning a checkpoint along Blaauwberg Road in Killarney, Cape Town, on Sunday morning when they pulled over a driver of a white VW Polo around 8 a.m. .
An officer noted that the driver appeared nervous. The officer also saw a red bag on the floor of the passenger seat and asked the driver to get out of the vehicle.
Instead, the driver stepped on the gas and accelerated. Officers pursued him, resulting in a high-speed chase along Potsdam Road and to the Dunoon taxi rank.
Cape Town Traffic Services spokeswoman Maxine Jordaan said the driver jumped out of the vehicle and a chase ensued on foot. During the chase, the man threw the bag under a minibus.
“Officers caught up with the suspect and recovered the bag, revealing 12 pistols with serial numbers on file,” he said.
The 37-year-old suspect was arrested and detained at Table View SAPS and the matter was turned over to the police for investigation.
The mayor’s safety and security committee member JP Smith praised the officers for their actions, but said the details of the case were “extremely disturbing.”
“This is excellent work from our staff members, and I commend them for not giving up on the persecution. It was an important recovery, because it means a dozen fewer illegal firearms off our streets, ”he said.
“That said, the details of this case are extremely disturbing. There are many unanswered questions, such as where the suspect obtained the weapons and their intended use, ”Smith said.
“I urge the South African Police Service to prioritize the investigation so that the truth comes out. It is unlikely that the suspect acted alone, and if there are more players involved in this, they should be brought to the account, “he said.
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